Anaxidamus
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Anaxidamus was a king of Sparta, 11th of the Eurypontids.
He was the son of Zeuxidamus
and contemporary with Anaxander
, and lived to the conclusion of the Messenian Wars
, 668 BC (Paus. iii. 7. § 5.) He was succeeded by his son Archidamus I
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He was the son of Zeuxidamus
Zeuxidamus
Zeuxidamus can refer to two ancient Spartans.#A king of Sparta, and tenth of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, son of Anaxandridas I, and father of Anaxidamus, who succeeded him....
and contemporary with Anaxander
Anaxander
Anaxander or Anaxandros was king of Sparta .He was 12th of the Agids line of Spartan kings, son of Eurycrates and father to Eurycratides.-References:*http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0172.html...
, and lived to the conclusion of the Messenian Wars
Second Messenian War
The Second Messenian War was a war between the Ancient Greek states of Messenia and Sparta. It started around 40 years after the end of the First Messenian War with the uprising of a slave rebellion. This war lasted from 685 to 668.-Prelude:...
, 668 BC (Paus. iii. 7. § 5.) He was succeeded by his son Archidamus I
Archidamus I
Archidamus I was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids.He was a son of Anaxidamus and contemporary with the Tegeatan War, which followed soon after the end of the second Messenian, in 668 BC. He married Lampito, the daughter of his grandfather Leotychides, who gave birth to his son by whom he...
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