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Eurycrates
Eurycrates
King of Sparta
Reign	c. 665 – 640 BC
Predecessor	Polydorus
Successor	Anaxander

Eurycrates (Greek: Εὐρυκράτης Eurykrates) was the 11th Agiad dynasty king of the Greek city-state of Sparta,^[1]^[2] who was preceded by his father Polydorus followed by his son Anaxander.^[3]^[4] He ruled from 665 to 640 BC.

Sources edit

^ Histories
^ The Spartan Royalty Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon’s son, Eurycratides’ son, Anaxandrus’ son, Eurycrates’ son".
^ The Kings of Sparta