Eurycratides
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Eurycratides (, meaning "descendant of Eurycrates") was the thirteenth king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty. He succeeded his father Anaxander around 615 BC and reigned during a devastating period of war with Tegea.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Eurycratides
- Monarch.succession
- King of Sparta
- Monarch.reign
- 615–590 BC
- Monarch.predecessor
- Anaxander
- Monarch.successor
- Leon of Sparta
- Monarch.issue
- King Leon of Sparta
- Monarch.father
- King Anaxander of Sparta
- Monarch.mother
- Consort of Anaxander
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Place of birth
- Sparta
- Child
- Leon of Sparta
- Father
- Anaxander
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- king of Sparta
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- date of death
- 0590-01-01
- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- time period
- classical antiquity
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Eurycratides (, meaning "descendant of Eurycrates") was the thirteenth king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty. He succeeded his father Anaxander around 615 BC and reigned during a devastating period of war with Tegea.
In 590 BC, Eurycratides was succeeded by his son Leon ("lion"). His grandson was King Anaxandridas II.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eurycratides” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.