Agis son of Archidamus
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Agis · King Agis
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
King of Sparta and overall commander of the Lacedaemonian forces in the Argos campaign and the Battle of Mantinea; his conduct provokes repeated criticism from both allies and his own city.
Agis, however, did not take that road, as they expected him to do;
For when a king is at the head of an army, all commands are given by him;
The Lacedaemonians and allies followed, indeed, as he led them, out of respect for the law;