Agesilaus I.
Agesilaos I. ( Greek Ἀγησίλαος Agēsílaos , Ionic Ἡγησίλεως Hēgēsíleōs ) is in Greek mythology the son of Doryssus and the sixth king of Sparta from the house of the Agiads . During his reign, Lycurgus , the famous legislator, wrote the Spartan laws.
After the death of his father, he ascended the throne and is said to have reigned only briefly after Pausanias , but the Excerpta Latina Barbari ascribes 30 and Hieronymus even 44 years of reign to him. Hieronymus names his son Archelaus as his successor .
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- Herodotus , Histories , 7, 204.
- Jerome, Chronicon
- Pausanias, travels in Greece , 3, 2, 4 - 5; 4, 4, 2.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Doryssos | King of Sparta | Archelaus |