Anaxander

Not to be confused with Anaxandra.

Anaxander or Anaxandros (Ancient Greek: Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta^[3][4] (ruled c. 640–615 BC).^[5]

Anaxander
King of Sparta
Reign	640 – 615 BC
Predecessor	Eurycrates
Successor	Eurycratides
Issue	King Eurycratides of Sparta
Father	King Eurycrates of Sparta[1]
Mother	Consort of Eurycrates[2]

He was the son of King Eurycrates^[6] and father of King Eurycratides.

His grandson was King Leon of Sparta.^[7][8]

Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including Tyrtaeus (a poet) and Pausanias (geographer).^[9]

References

1. Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
2. Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon's son, Eurycratides' son, Anaxandrus' son, Eurycrates' son".
3. "Anaxander King of Sparta". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
4. Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1
5. Kings of Sparta Archived April 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. Family tree of king Anaxander
7. Herodotus 1.65.
8. Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
9. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

External links

• Works related to King Anaxander of Sparta at Wikisource

Preceded by Eurycrates	King of Sparta 640 – 615 BC	Succeeded by Eurycratides