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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]
Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I. [3] He was born from an avunculate marriage – his parents were uncle and niece. [4] His uncle Cleombrotus was his tutor. [5] Pleistarchus' father King Leonidas perished in 480 BC at the Battle ...
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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: Helped restore democracy in Athens; Spartan hegemony: c. 395 – 380 BC: Agesipolis I: Corinthian War begins c. 380 ...
Leonidas I, King of Sparta: Niece of Anaxandridas: Notes Preceded by. Eurycratides. Agiad King of Sparta 590 - 560 BC Succeeded by. Anaxandridas II ...
Leonidas [a] of Alexandria (/ l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s,-d æ s /; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας; Latin: Leonidas Alexandrinus; fl. 1st century AD) was a Greek epigrammatist active at Rome during the reigns of Nero and Vespasian. Some of his epigrams are preserved in the Greek Anthology, and in one he lays claim to having invented the isopsephic ...
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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.