Pleistarchus
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Pleistarchus or Plistarch (Ancient Greek: Πλείσταρχος; died 458 BC) was the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. He was the son of Leonidas I and Gorgo. For the early part of his reign, his cousin Pausanias, acted as regent because Pleistarchus was not of age.
[edit] Popular culture
A young Pleistarchus was portrayed by Giovani Cimmino in the 2007 feature film 300.
A young Pleistarchus (titled Leo Jr.) was portrayed by Hunter Clary in the 2008 parody feature film Meet the Spartans.
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Agiad King of Sparta 480–458 BC |
Succeeded by Pleistoanax |
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