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Eurycrates
King of Sparta
Reignc. 665 – 640 BC
PredecessorPolydorus
SuccessorAnaxander

Eurycrates (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυκράτης Eurykrátēs, "wide rule or power") was the 11th Agiad dynasty king of the Greek city-state of Sparta,[1][2] who was preceded by his father Polydorus followed by his son Anaxander.[3][4] He ruled from 665 to 640 BC.

Sources

  1. ^ Histories
  2. ^ The Spartan Royalty Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son".
  4. ^ The Kings of Sparta
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sparta
665 - 640 BC
Succeeded by