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Agesilaus is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Agesilaus in a sentence

Agesilaus meaning

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek of certain historical persons.
  2. Name of two kings of Sparta.

Using Agesilaus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek of certain historical persons. | Name of two kings of Sparta.
  • In the example corpus, agesilaus often appears in combinations such as: agesilaus ii, by agesilaus, agesilaus the.

Context around Agesilaus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 2× thebes 1× manipulate 1× campaigns 1× legacy 1× paint 1× apophthegmata 1× ordered 1×

Often after:

earned 1× twice 1× became 1× letter 1×

Sentence patterns with Agesilaus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accounts paint agesilaus as a 1× agesilaus the former 1× alcibiades and agesilaus became king 1× and ordered agesilaus ii to 1× arranged for agesilaus ii the 1× close with agesilaus 1× discovered by agesilaus ii 1× however agesilaus ii had 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

agesilaus the former 1× decline when war 1× during these campaigns 1× exile and death 1× following his death 1× hoping to restore 1×

Common sentence endings:

abundant in ionia 1× apparently grave illness 1× by agesilaus ii 1× ceding his authority 1× close with agesilaus 1× in 394 bc 1×

Words around Agesilaus

Just before it in the word index:

ages 3.644 agerwal 4 agers 10 agero 2 agera 4 ager 19

Just after it in the word index:

agetech 2 agey 2 agf 88 agfa 7 agfg 2 agg 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Agesilaus

  • In this selection, "agesilaus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, thebes, manipulate, earned, twice and became stand out and add context to how "agesilaus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accounts paint agesilaus as a and agesilaus the former. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "agesilaus" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with agesilaus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

During these campaigns, Lysander attempted to manipulate Agesilaus into ceding his authority. (12 words)

However, Agesilaus II had become resentful of Lysander's power and influence. (12 words)

Other historical accounts paint Agesilaus as a prototype for the ideal leader. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Hoping to restore the juntas of oligarchic partisans that he had put in place after the defeat of the Athenians in 404 BC, Lysander arranged for Agesilaus II, the Eurypontid Spartan king, to take command of the Greeks against Persia in 396 BC. (43 words)

Exile and death Upon his return to Greece proper, Xenophon continued to associate with the Spartans, even so far as to fight under the Spartan king Agesilaus II against his native Athens in the Battle of Coronea in 394 BC. (40 words)

Following his death, an abortive scheme by Lysander to increase his power by making the Spartan kingships collective and that the Spartan king should not automatically be given the leadership of the army, was "discovered" by Agesilaus II. (38 words)

Example sentences (16)

This dominating move by Agesilaus earned the respect of his men-at-arms and of Lysander himself, who remained emotionally close with Agesilaus.

Agesilaus, the former passive lover of Lysander, would have nothing of this, and reminded Lysander (who was only a Spartan general) who was king.

Decline When war broke out afresh with Thebes, Agesilaus twice invaded Boeotia (in 378 BC and 377 BC), although he spent the next five years largely out of action due to an unspecified but apparently grave illness.

During these campaigns, Lysander attempted to manipulate Agesilaus into ceding his authority.

Exile and death Upon his return to Greece proper, Xenophon continued to associate with the Spartans, even so far as to fight under the Spartan king Agesilaus II against his native Athens in the Battle of Coronea in 394 BC.

Following his death, an abortive scheme by Lysander to increase his power by making the Spartan kingships collective and that the Spartan king should not automatically be given the leadership of the army, was "discovered" by Agesilaus II.

Hoping to restore the juntas of oligarchic partisans that he had put in place after the defeat of the Athenians in 404 BC, Lysander arranged for Agesilaus II, the Eurypontid Spartan king, to take command of the Greeks against Persia in 396 BC.

However, Agesilaus II had become resentful of Lysander's power and influence.

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However, Leotychidas was ultimately set aside as illegitimate (contemporary rumors representing him as the son of Alcibiades ) and Agesilaus became king around 401 BC, at the age of about forty.

In the previous invasion of Asia Minor by the Spartan king Agesilaus, the Persians had pinned him in Asia Minor while fomenting rebellion in Greece.

In these campaigns Agesilaus also benefited from the aid of the Ten Thousand (a mercenary army), who marched through miles of Persian territory to reach the Black Sea.

Legacy Agesilaus was of small stature and unimpressive appearance, and was lame from birth.

Other historical accounts paint Agesilaus as a prototype for the ideal leader.

Plutarch includes among his 78 essays and speeches comprising the apophthegmata Agesilaus' letter to the ephors on his recall: We have reduced most of Asia, driven back the barbarians, made arms abundant in Ionia.

Their unique relationship would serve an important role during Agesilaus' later campaigns in Asia Minor.

The Spartans prepared to send out an army against this new alliance of Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos (with the backing of the Achaemenid Empire) and ordered Agesilaus II to return to Greece.

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Common combinations with agesilaus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "agesilaus" in a sentence?
An example: "This dominating move by Agesilaus earned the respect of his men-at-arms and of Lysander himself, who remained emotionally close with Agesilaus." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "agesilaus" from authentic English texts.
What does "agesilaus" mean?
Agesilaus means: A male given name from Ancient Greek of certain historical persons.
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