Echestratos
Echestratos ( Greek Ἐχέστρατος Echéstratos ) is in Greek mythology the son of Agis I and the third king of Sparta from the house of the Agiads .
Echestratos waged war against the Kynoureer , the descendants of Kynouros , and banished all men capable of weapons, as they repeatedly made forays into the allied Argolic land .
After Jerome he ruled for 35 years. The Excerpta Latina Barbari attributes him 34 years of government. After his death, his son Labotas took the throne.
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- Herodotus , Histories , 7, 204.
- Hieronymus, Chronicon [1]
- Pausanias , travels in Greece , 3, 2, 2 - 3; 4, 4, 2.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agis I. | King of Sparta | Labotas |