Archidamus I
Archidamus I (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίδαμος Α΄) was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids.
His relationship to other Spartan kings is unclear. According to Herodotus, Archidamus was the son of Anaxandridas I and fathered . According to Pausanias, Archidamus was the son of Anaxidamus and fathered Agasicles.
Archidamus was contemporary with the , which followed soon after the end of the Second Messenian War, in 668 BC.[1]
References[]
- ^ Tod, Marcus Niebuhr (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 367. This cites Paus. iii. 7. § 69 comp. 3. § 5.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Archidamus I". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 266.
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