Anaxander

Not to be confused with Anaxandra.
Anaxander
King of Sparta
Reign640 – 615 BC
PredecessorEurycrates
SuccessorEurycratides
IssueKing Eurycratides of Sparta
FatherKing Eurycrates of Sparta[1]
MotherConsort of Eurycrates[2]

Anaxander or Anaxandros (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta[3][4] (ruled c. 640–615 BC).[5]

He was the son of King Eurycrates[6] and father of King Eurycratides.

His grandson was King Leon of Sparta.[7][8]

Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including Tyrtaeus (a poet) and Pausanias (geographer).[9]

  1. ^ Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
  2. ^ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon's son, Eurycratides' son, Anaxandrus' son, Eurycrates' son".
  3. ^ "Anaxander King of Sparta". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  4. ^ Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1
  5. ^ Kings of Sparta Archived April 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Family tree of king Anaxander
  7. ^ Herodotus 1.65.
  8. ^ Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
  9. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology