Eurycratides

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Eurycratides (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυκρατίδης, "wide ruler") was the thirteenth king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty.^[1] He succeeded his father Anaxander^[2] around 615 BC and reigned during a devastating period of war with Tegea.^[3][4]

In 590 BC Eurycratides was succeeded by his son Leon ("lion").^[5] His grandson was King Anaxandridas II.

References

1. ↑ Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
2. ↑ Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1
3. ↑ Herodotus 1.65.
4. ↑ Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
5. ↑ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son".

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