Eurycrates | |
Succession: | King of Sparta |
Reign: | c. 665 – 640 BC |
Predecessor: | Polydorus |
Successor: | Anaxander |
Eurycrates (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εὐρυκράτης Eurykrátēs, "wide rule or power") 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.