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Cleomenean War

229 BCE – 222 BCE

Sparta's last bid for Peloponnesian hegemony under the reformist king Cleomenes III ended in defeat at Sellasia, permanently ending Sparta's status as a major military power.

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Spartan war (229/228–222 BCE)

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Cleomenean War

229 BCE – 222 BCE

Sparta's last bid for Peloponnesian hegemony under the reformist king Cleomenes III ended in defeat at Sellasia, permanently ending Sparta's status as a major military power.

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