Eurycratides ( grc-gre, Εὐρυκρατίδης, "wide ruler") was the thirteenth

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 had ...

from the

Agiad The Agiad dynasty was one of the two royal families of Sparta, a powerful city-state of Ancient Greece. The Agiads were seniors to the other royal house, the Eurypontids, with whom they had an enduring rivalry. Their hypothetical founder was Agis ...

dynasty. He succeeded his father

Anaxander Anaxander or Anaxandros ( grc-gre, Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad dynasty 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 ...

around 615 BC and reigned during a devastating period of war with

Tegea Tegea (; el, Τεγέα) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit ...

. In 590 BC, Eurycratides was succeeded by his son

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again ...

("lion").Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son". His grandson was King Anaxandridas II.

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* {{Kings of Sparta 7th-century BC rulers 6th-century BC rulers 7th-century BC Spartans 6th-century BC Spartans Agiad kings of Sparta 590 BC deaths Year of birth unknown