Anaxander
Anaxander or Anaxandros (Greek: Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad dynasty King[3] of Sparta[4] (ruled c. 640-615 BC).[5]
| King Anaxander of Sparta | |
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| Issue | King Eurycratides of Sparta |
| Father | King Eurycrates of Sparta[1] |
| Mother | Consort of Eurycrates[2] |
He was the son of King Eurycrates[6] and father of King Eurycratides.
His grandson was King Leon of Sparta.[7][8]
Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including Tyrtaeus (a poet) and Pausanias (geographer).[9]
References
- Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
- Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon's son, Eurycratides' son, Anaxandrus' son, Eurycrates' son".
- Anaxander King of Sparta
- Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1
- Kings of Sparta Archived April 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Family tree of king Anaxander
- Herodotus 1.65.
- Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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| Preceded by Eurycrates |
King of Sparta 640 – 615 BC |
Succeeded by Eurycratides |
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