Plutarch, Agis and Cleomenes, Bernadotte Perrin (Translator), Cleomenes.33.1

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[1] Well, then, the elder Ptolemy¹ died before sending Cleomenes off as he had promised; and since the court at once plunged into excessive wantonness and drunkenness, and women wielded the power, the affairs of Cleomenes were neglected.

Agis and Cleomenes. Plutarch. Bernadotte Perrin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1921.

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Agis and Cleomenes (English) (Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives, Vol. X. Perrin, Bernadotte, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1921.)

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Ἄγις καὶ Κλεομένης Perseus (Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives, Vol. X. Perrin, Bernadotte, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1921.) — Cleomenes.33.1 focus

[1] ὁ μὲν οὖν πρεσβύτερος Πτολεμαῖος πρὶν ἐκτελέσαι τῷ Κλεομένει τὴν ἔκπεμψιν ἐτελεύτησε τῆς δὲ βασιλείας εὐθὺς εἰς πολλὴν ἀσέλγειαν καὶ παροινίαν καὶ γυναικοκρατίαν ἐμπεσούσης ἠμελεῖτο καὶ τὰ τοῦ Κλεομένους.

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Agis and Cleomenes

1. Ptolemy III., surnamed Euergetes, died in 220 B.C., and was followed by Ptolemy IV., surnamed Philopator.

Plutarch Agis and Cleomenes Cleomenes.33.1

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