Leon of Sparta
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This article is about a Spartan king. For other uses, see Leon (disambiguation).
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| King of Sparta | |
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| Father | Eurycratides |
| Mother | Unknown |
| Born | Sparta |
Leon (Λέων) was a King of Sparta from 590 to 560 BC.
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Name [edit]
Leon means "lion".[1][2] Grandson of Leon had a similar name – Leonidas.
Biography [edit]
Leon is mentioned in the seventh book of The Histories by Herodotus.[3]
He is said to have, like his father, fought to a draw with the Tegeans.
Family [edit]
Leon was the son of King Eurycratides[4] and his Queen and grandson of Anaxander.[5]
He was succeeded on the throne by his son Anaxandridas II, who managed to defeat Tegea.[6]
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Notes [edit]
- ^ Liddell, Henry George Scott, Robert (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged Edition). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 411. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
- ^ Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund, ed. (1989). "Lion". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-861186-2.
- ^ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides’ son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son."
- ^ Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
- ^ Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
- ^ Anaxandridas II
| Preceded by Eurycratides |
Agiad King of Sparta 590–560 BC |
Succeeded by Anaxandridas II |
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