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Leon was the son of king Eurycratides [4] and grandson of Anaxander. [ 5 ] He was succeeded on the throne by his son Anaxandridas II , who managed to defeat Tegea.
Leonidas' name means "descendant of Leon", and he was named after his grandfather Leon of Sparta. The Doric Greek suffix -ίδας, with corresponding Attic form -ίδης, mainly means "descendant of". [2] But literally his name can also mean "son of a lion", as the name Leon means "lion" in Greek.
For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, who were called the archagetai, [1] [n 1] coming from two separate lines.
Leon, son of Eurycratides, king from c.590 to c.560. [28] ... Paul Cartledge, Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987.
Anaxander or Anaxandros (Ancient Greek: Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta [3] [4] (ruled c. 640–615 BC). [5] 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 ...
Anaxandridas was the son of Leon, who reigned during the first half of the 6th century, between 590 and 560 BC. [1] [2] He belonged to the Agiads, one of the two royal dynasties of Sparta (the other being the Eurypontids).
Cleombrotus II ordered into banishment by Leonidas II king of Sparta, Pelagio Palagi (1775–1860). Kleombrotos sent into Exile by Leonidas II , Oil on canvas, Benjamin West , c. 1768. Leonidas II ( / l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s , - d æ s / ; Ancient Greek : Λεωνίδας Β΄ , Leōnídas B' , "Lion's son, Lion-like") was the 28th Agiad King of ...
Eurycratides (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυκρατίδης, meaning "descendant of Eurycrates") 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]