"The Spartans do not ask how many the enemies are but where they are."
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Variant translations: — Spartans do not ask how many, only where the enemy are. — The Spartans do not ask how many, but where their enemies are.
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Agis II
Agis II (Gr. Ἄγις; c. 427 – 401 BC), the elder son of Archidamus II, was the 17th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta.
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