Anaxander
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Anaxander or Anaxandros was king of Sparta
(ruled c. 640-615 BC).
He was 12th of the Agids line of Spartan kings, son of Eurycrates
and father to Eurycratides
.
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
(ruled c. 640-615 BC).
He was 12th of the Agids line of Spartan kings, son of Eurycrates
Eurycrates
Eurycrates or Eurykrates was a king of the Greek city state of Sparta, one of the Agiad kings, who was preceded by his father Polydorus and followed by his son Anaxander. He ruled from 665 to 640 BC....
and father to Eurycratides
Eurycratides
Eurycratides was a king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty whose reign began in around 615 BC. He was the thirteenth king of his line having succeeded his father Anaxander. His name is derived from the Greek: "Ευρύ" - "eury", meaning "wide". He reigned during a devastating period of war with Tegea...
.