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Agesilaus II
Agesilaus II was king of Sparta from about 400 to 360 BCE, during the period of Spartan supremacy after the Peloponnesian War. He campaigned against Persia in Asia Minor, won at Coronea in 394 BCE during the Corinthian War, and led Sparta through its decline after the defeat at Leuctra in 371 BCE. He died returning from service as a mercenary commander in Egypt.
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