Timaea (d. ''after'' 401 BC), was a

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

n queen, married to king Agis II of Sparta.Plutarco, Vite Parallele: Alcibiade, Agesilao, Lisandro. She is known for her alleged love affair with

Alcibiades Alcibiades ( ; grc-gre, Ἀλκιβιάδης; 450 – 404 BC) was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last of the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in t ...

, with whom she had her son Leotychides of Sparta, whose paternity from Agis she made no attempt to hide, which was reportedly the reason as to why Leotychidas was not allowed to succeed Agis II but replaced by his uncle Agesilaus II. ;Issue: * Leotychides of Sparta

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