Eurycratides should not be confused with Eurycrates.
| Eurycratides | |
| Succession: | King of Sparta |
| Reign: | 615–590 BC |
| Predecessor: | Anaxander |
| Successor: | Leon of Sparta |
| Issue: | King Leon of Sparta |
| Father: | King Anaxander of Sparta |
| Mother: | Consort of Anaxander |
Eurycratides (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εὐρυκρατίδης, meaning "descendant of Eurycrates") was the thirteenth king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty.[1] He succeeded his father Anaxander[2] around 615 BC and reigned during a devastating period of war with Tegea.[3] [4]
In 590 BC, Eurycratides was succeeded by his son Leon ("lion").[5] His grandson was King Anaxandridas II.