Eurycrates

Eurycrates
Eurycrates
King of Sparta
Reign	c. 665 – 640 BC
Predecessor	Polydorus
Successor	Anaxander

Eurycrates (‹See Tfd›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

^ Histories
^ The Spartan Royalty Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son".
^ The Kings of Sparta

External links

Works related to King Eurycrates of Sparta at Wikisource
The Spartan experience: from the 8th century BC

Regnal titles
Preceded by Polydorus	King of Sparta 665 - 640 BC	Succeeded by Anaxander

[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

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