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Cratesiclea (died 219 BC), was a Spartan queen, married to king Leonidas II of Sparta (ancient Greece), and mother of Cleomenes III and Chilonis. [1] [2] During the reign of her spouse, her foreign origin was used by the opposition of her husband, as Spartan law declared that the queens of Sparta must be Spartan.
A bust believed to depict King Leonidas I, Gorgo's husband. After Cleomenes's death in 489 BC, Gorgo was left as his sole heiress. By 490, she was apparently already married to her half-uncle Leonidas I. [11] Despite being the daughter and wife of Spartan kings, Gorgo herself could not be considered a queen, as royal women in Sparta did not typically hold a special role in society.
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 ...
Anaxandridas II: Battle of the Fetters: c. 520 – 490 BC: Cleomenes I: Greco-Persian Wars begins c. 490 – 480 BC: Leonidas I: Battle of Thermopylae: c. 480 – 459 BC: Pleistarchus: First Peloponnesian War begins c. 459 – 445 BC, 426 – 409 BC: Pleistoanax: Second Peloponnesian War begins c. 445 – 426 BC, 409 – 395 BC: Pausanias
Cleombrotus II, put on the throne by the Eurypontid Agis IV to replace Leonidas II forced into exile in 243–241, but in turn went into exile when Leonidas was restored. He was the son-in-law of Leonidas II, but his relationship with the other Agiads is uncertain. [64] Chilonis, daughter of Leonidas II, wife of Cleombrotus II.
Chilonis, daughter of the king Leonidas II and his wife Cratesiclea, a woman of Persian origin, [1] became Queen of Sparta in 242 BC, when the father was deposed from the throne by the ephor Lysander and substituted by her husband Cleombrotus II.
Leonidas was the second son of Anaxandridas' first wife, and either the elder brother or twin of Cleombrotus. [1] 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]
1 Name. 2 Biography. 3 Family. 4 Family tree. 5 Notes. ... King Anaxandridas II of Sparta: Wife of Leon: Leonidas I, King of Sparta: Niece of Anaxandridas: Notes