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In c. 560 BC, Anaxandridas II, the new king of the Spartans, having obtained possession of the bones of the mythical [[Orestes]] (son of the Trojan hero [[Agamemnon]]) in accordance with an oracle, defeated the Acadian [[Tegea|Tegeatae]] and compelled them to acknowledge the supremacy of Sparta. At the time when the Lydian king [[Croesus]] sent his embassy to form an alliance with "the mightiest of the Greeks" (about 554 BC), the war with Tegea, which in the late reigns went against them, had now been decided in the Spartans' favour, under Anaxandridas and [[Ariston of Sparta|Ariston]]. They also had main carriage of the suppression of the tyrannies, and with it the establishment of [[Spartan hegemony]]. |
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With the reign of Anaxandridas and Ariston commences the period of certain dates, the chronology of their predecessors being doubtful and the accounts in many ways suspicious. |
With the reign of Anaxandridas and Ariston commences the period of certain dates, the chronology of their predecessors being doubtful and the accounts in many ways suspicious. |
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| Anaxandridas II | |
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| King of Sparta | |
| Reign | c. 560 BC - c. 520 BC |
| Predecessor | Leon of Sparta |
| Successor | Cleomenes I |
| Died | c. 520 BC |
| Issue | Cleomenes I Dorieus Leonidas I Cleombrotus |
| Dynasty | Agiad |
| Father | Leon of Sparta |
Anaxandridas II (Greek: Ἀναξανδρίδας) was an Agiad king of Sparta between 560 BC and 520 BC, father of Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus. He was succeeded by Cleomenes I.
Biography
In c. 560 BC, Anaxandridas II, the new king of the Spartans, having obtained possession of the bones of the mythical Orestes (son of the Trojan hero Agamemnon) in accordance with an oracle, defeated the Acadian Tegeatae and compelled them to acknowledge the supremacy of Sparta. At the time when the Lydian king Croesus sent his embassy to form an alliance with "the mightiest of the Greeks" (about 554 BC), the war with Tegea, which in the late reigns went against them, had now been decided in the Spartans' favour, under Anaxandridas and Ariston. They also had main carriage of the suppression of the tyrannies, and with it the establishment of Spartan hegemony.
With the reign of Anaxandridas and Ariston commences the period of certain dates, the chronology of their predecessors being doubtful and the accounts in many ways suspicious.
Family
Anaxandridas II was a son of Leon of Sparta.
Anaxandridas's first wife was deemed barren. However, due to his love for her, he refused to divorce her. But, the ephors did make Anaxandridas II take a second wife.[1][2][3] By her Anaxandridas II had Cleomenes I, and after this, by his first wife he had three sons; Dorieus (father of Euryanas), famous Leonidas I, and Cleombrotus.
Anaxandridas II was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Cleomenes I.
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| First wife | Anaxandridas II | Second wife | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorieus | Leonidas I | Cleombrotus (regent) | Cleomenes I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Abbott, Evelyn (1895). From the earliest times to the Ionian revolt. 1895.- pt. 2. G. P. Putnam. pp. 436–437.
- ^ Car, John (2012-12-19). Sparta's Kings. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78337-634-6.
- ^ "Leonidas - Love and Marriage". Helena P. Schrader. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
External links
- Dorieus in Sicily from Herodotus's Histories 5.42-5.48. The prince was killed in Sicily.
- Anaxandridas II
