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Agis II
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thumb|right|The Spartans do not ask how many the enemies are but where they are.
Agis II (Gr. Ἄγις; c. 427 – 401 BC), the elder son of Archidamus II, was the 17th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta.
Quotes
The Spartans do not ask how many the enemies are but where they are.
As quoted in Moralia by Plutarch, Book 16, Apophthegmata Laconica [Sayings of the Spartans], 215.
Variant translations:
Spartans do not ask how many, only where the enemy are.
The Spartans do not ask how many, but where their enemies are.
External links
Category:Monarchs from Greece
Category:BCE deaths
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Category:Eurypontid kings of Sparta
Category:People of the Peloponnesian War