Archidamus I

Archidamus I (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίδαμος Α΄) was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids.

His relationship to other Spartan kings is unclear. According to Herodotus, Archidamus was the son of Anaxandridas I and fathered Anaxilas. According to Pausanias, Archidamus was the son of Anaxidamus and fathered Agasicles.

Archidamus was contemporary with the Tegeatan War, which followed soon after the end of the Second Messenian War, in 668 BC.[1]

References

1. Tod, Marcus Niebuhr (1911). "Archidamus s.v. 5." . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 367. This cites Paus. iii. 7. § 69 comp. 3. § 5.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Archidamus I". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 266.

Preceded by Anaxandridas I or Anaxidamus	Eurypontid King of Sparta	Succeeded by Anaxilas or Agasicles