Eurykratidas
Eurykratidas or Eurykrates II. ( Greek Εὐρυκρατίδας Eurykratídas ), the son of Anaxandros and Leandris , was a king of Sparta from the house of the Agiads at the beginning of the 6th century BC. Chr.
Hardly anything is known about him, only that he and his son and successor Leon were defeated by the Tegeates in the war.
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- Herodotus , Histories , 7, 204.
- Pausanias , traveling in Greece , 3, 3, 5.
- Plutarch , Apophthegmata laconica .
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Anaxandros | King of Sparta | Leon |
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SURNAME | Eurykratidas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eurykrates II .; Εὐρυκρατίδας (Greek) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Sparta |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC Chr. |