Pelops of Sparta

{{Short description|King of Sparta}}

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| name = Pelops of Sparta

| birth_date = {{circa}} 210s BC

| birth_place = Sparta

| father = Lykourgos

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Pelops ({{langx|grc|Πέλοψ}}) was King of Sparta of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was the son of Lykourgos.https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0104:entry=nabis-bio-1

He was born sometime around 210 BC, and his father soon died that year. Since he was an infant, a regent reigned, first Machanidas and then Nabis. Pelops was assassinated by Nabis, who assumed the throne in 199 BC.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He was the last of the Eurypontid Dynasty.

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{{Succession box|title=Eurypontid King of Sparta|before=Lykourgos|after=Nabis (usurper)|years=210–199 BC}}

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