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After the death of her husband, she remarried a certain Theodorus and had a son named Teleutias. It is likely that this marriage after her widowhood, when Eupolia was over thirty years old, was a marriage of her choice. Several elements suggest that this Theodorus was less wealthy, and marrying him
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After the death of Archidamus II, she remarried a certain Theodorus. Several elements suggest that this marriage was desired, as Theodorus was less wealthy than she was; Agesilaus II intervened to finance the couple.
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when he decided to marry her, on the grounds that marrying a small woman would produce "kinglets". The marriage is dated between 445 and 443 BC.
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She was said to have been of small stature, as Archidamus reportedly faced criticism from the
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Agesilaus II
Cynisca
Teleutias
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queen consort
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ancient Greek
aristocrat
queen
Sparta
Archidamus II
Agesilaus II
Cynisca
ancient Olympic Games
ancient Greece
Archidamus II
Agesilaus II
Cynisca
ephors
socioeconomic status
Greek literature
Aristophanes





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