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Leonidas I (/ l i ə ˈ n aɪ d ə s,-d æ s /; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c. 540 BC; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty , a Spartan royal house which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles .
He was born after his father's death and died at 8 years old; his cousin Leonidas was his regent throughout his reign. [59] [60] Leonidas II, son of Cleonymus, king from 254 to c.236, regent of Areus II before his accession. In his youth, he served in the court of Seleucus I. He was forced into exile by the Eurypontid king Agis IV between 243 ...
Leonidas II: Briefly deposed while in exile avoiding trial c. 242 – 241 BC: Cleombrotus II: c. 241 – 235 BC: Leonidas II: c. 235 – 222 BC: Cleomenes III: Exiled after the Battle of Sellasia: Following the Battle of Sellasia, the dual monarchy remained vacant until Cleomenes III's death in 219. c. 219 – 215 BC: Agesipolis III
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 ...
Born in Sparta around 545 BC, Leotychidas was a descendant of the Royal House of the Eurypontids (through Menamus, Agesilaus, Hippocratides, Leotychides, Anaxilaus, Archidamos, Anaxandridas I and Theopompus) and came to power in 491 BC with the help of the Agiad King Cleomenes I by challenging the legitimacy of the birth of Demaratus for the ...
Dorieus (died c.510 BC; Ancient Greek: Δωριεύς) was a Spartan prince of the Agiad dynasty who is mentioned several times in Herodotus.The second son of Anaxandridas II, he was the younger half-brother of Cleomenes I and the elder full brother of both Leonidas I and Cleombrotus.
As King Leonidas, Butler’s bearded, sculpture-like form is so in tune with Snyder’s epic-courting visual style that the actor often feels like a stop-motion figurine being moved and ...
4 Family tree. 5 Notes. ... Leon was the son of king Eurycratides [4] and grandson of Anaxander. [5] ... Leonidas I, King of Sparta: Niece of Anaxandridas: Notes