, ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁Pers ian ▁man . ▁According ▁to ▁other ▁sources , ▁this ▁non - S part an ▁wife ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁Sele uc id , ▁possibly ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sele uc us ▁I ▁Nic ator ▁by ▁his ▁Pers ian ▁wife ▁Ap ama . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁therefore ▁not ▁fully ▁Pers ian , ▁but ▁half - Mac ed onian ▁and ▁half - Pers ian . ▁His ▁Pers ian - infl uen ced ▁l ifest yle , ▁his ▁non - S part an ▁( there fore ▁foreign ) ▁wife ▁and ▁his ▁half - S part an ▁children ▁would ▁all ▁be ▁made ▁issues ▁by ▁the ▁e ph or ▁L ys ander , ▁the ▁co - king ▁Ag is ▁IV ▁and ▁their ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁Leon idas ▁II ▁opposed ▁the ▁attempted ▁re forms ▁of ▁his ▁Eur yp ont id ▁co - king , ▁Ag is ▁IV . ▁The ▁e ph or , ▁L ys ander , ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁a ▁sign ▁from ▁the ▁gods ▁against ▁Leon idas , ▁and ▁Leon idas ▁fled ▁to ▁avoid ▁his ▁trial . ▁In ▁his ▁absence , ▁Leon idas ▁was ▁de posed ▁from ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁son - in - law , ▁Cle omb rot us ▁II . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁Spart a ▁while ▁Ag is ▁was ▁on ▁campaign ▁in ▁A et olia ▁and ▁de posed ▁and ▁ex iled ▁Cle omb rot us ▁II , ▁and ▁rec laimed ▁his ▁throne . ▁So on ▁after , ▁he ▁de posed ▁and ▁executed ▁Ag is ▁IV