Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2
Who is Cleomenes from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 and what is their importance?
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Cleomenes was the son-in-law of Agis and son of Lepidus, Agis' enemy. He forcefully instituted the reforms proposed by his father-in-law, and he had the magistrates of Sparta killed, taking their place as a de facto king.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2