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“She will bear us kinglets instead of kings” : That time when a king of Sparta married a short woman and got fined for it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archidamus_II

Archidamus II (Greek: Ἀρχίδαμος Archidamos; died 427/6 BC) was a king of Sparta who reigned from approximately 469/8 BC to 427/6 BC.


Archidamus' later second marriage was to Eupoleia. The Ephors objected to this union, arguing that due to Eupolia's short stature, “She will bear us kinglets instead of kings”. He married her nonetheless and was for that fined by the Ephors.


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Why don't historians have recorded heights of these Kinglets

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