Archidamus V ( grc, Ἀρχίδαμος Ε΄) was the 27th of the

Kings of Sparta For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it ha ...

of the Eurypontid line, reigning during 228 and 227 BC. He was the son of

Eudamidas II Eudamidus II ( grc-gre, Εὐδαμίδας) was the 24th King of Sparta of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was the son of King Archidamus IV, nephew of Agesistrata and grandson of Eudamidas I and Archidamia. He ruled from 275 BC to 244 BC. ...

and

Agesistrata Agesistrata (died 241 BC), was a Spartan queen, married to king Eudamidas II of Sparta.Plutarch, Vita di Agide, 7. She was the daughter of king Eudamidas I of Arachidamia. She and her mother were the wealthiest women in Sparta. She and her mot ...

and through him the grandson of

Archidamus IV Archidamus IV ( el, Ἀρχίδαμος Δ΄) was Eurypontid king of Sparta from c. 300 BC to c. 275 BC. An obscure king, Archidamus is only known for his defeat against the Macedonian king Demetrius Poliorketes at Mantinea in 294, where he mig ...

, after whom he was named. After his brother Agis IV was murdered in 241 BC, he fled to

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...

. In 228 (or 227) he was ordered back to Sparta by King

Cleomenes III Cleomenes III ( grc, Κλεομένης) was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for his attempts to reform the Spartan state. From 229 to ...

of the Agiad line, who had no counterpart on the throne by then, after the death of

Eudamidas III Eudamidas III ( grc-gre, Εὐδαμίδας; reigned from 241 to 228 BC), son of Agis IV and Agiatis, daughter of Gylippus, was king of Sparta and a member of the Eurypontid dynasty. When his father was murdered he had just been born. Due to his ...

, the son of Agis IV. He was assassinated shortly afterwards. Polybius claims that he was killed by Cleomenes.

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