Leon of Sparta

Leon, the son of Eurykratidas, was a king of Sparta from the House of Agiaden. He and Agasikles, the Spartan king from the house of Eurypontidae, won every battle they lost only against Tegea. After his death, his son Anaxandridas ascended the throne. This could eventually defeat the Tegeatae.

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  • Herodotus, Histories, 1, 65; 5, 39; 7, 204
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 3, 3, 5; 3, 3, 9
  • King (Sparta )
  • Born in the 7th century BC
  • Died in the 6th century BC
  • Man
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