Anaxander Explained

Anaxander should not be confused with Anaxandra.

Anaxander
Succession:	King of Sparta
Reign:	640 – 615 BC
Predecessor:	Eurycrates
Successor:	Eurycratides
Father:	King Eurycrates of Sparta^[1]
Mother:	Consort of Eurycrates^[2]
Issue:	King Eurycratides of Sparta

Anaxander or Anaxandros (grc|Ἀνάξανδρος) was the 12th Agiad King of Sparta^{[3] [4]} (ruled c. 640–615 BC).^[5]

He was the son of King Eurycrates^[6] and father of King Eurycratides.

His grandson was King Leon of Sparta.^{[7] [8]}

Anaxander is mentioned by famous persons, including Tyrtaeus (a poet) and Pausanias (geographer).^[9]

Notes and References

1. Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861) by Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo de Vit and Giuseppe Furlanetto
2. Herodotus 7.204, "(Leonides) Anaxandrides' son, Leon's son, Eurycratides' son, Anaxandrus' son, Eurycrates' son".
3. Web site: Anaxander King of Sparta . 2012-12-11 . 2016-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911053255/http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/anaxander-king-of-sparta/1474215 . dead .
4. Plutarch’s Morals, Volume 1
5. http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0172.html Kings of Sparta
6. http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per03896.htm Family tree of king Anaxander
7. [Herodotus]
8. Ancient History: A Revised Chronology, Volume 1 by Anthony Lyle
9. [Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]