Anaxidamus () was a

king of Sparta For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it ha ...

, 11th of the Eurypontids. Anaxidamus was the son of

Zeuxidamus Zeuxidamus () can refer to two ancient Spartans. #A king of Sparta, and 10th of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, son of Anaxandridas I, and father of Anaxidamus, who succeeded him. #A son of Leotychides, king of Sparta. He ...

and contemporary with

Anaxander Anaxander or Anaxandros () was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta (ruled c. 640–615 BC). He was the son of King Eurycrates and father of King Eurycratides. His grandson was King Leon of Sparta. Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including ...

, and lived to the conclusion of the

Messenian Wars Messenian Wars refers to the wars between Messenia and Sparta in the 8th and 7th centuries BC as well as the 4th century BC. *First Messenian War The First Messenian War was a war between Messenia_(ancient_region), Messenia and Sparta. It bega ...

, 668 BC (Paus. iii. 7. § 5.) He was succeeded by his son

Archidamus I Archidamus I, also spelled Archidamos I (), was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids. He reigned from 660 to 645.Cartledge, ''Agesilaos'', p. 23. His relationship to other Spartan kings is unclear. According to Herodotus, Archidamus was th ...

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