Agesilaus I | |
---|---|
King of Sparta | |
Reign | c. 820 – 790 BC |
Predecessor | Doryssus |
Successor | Archelaus of Sparta |
Agesilaus I ( /əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Greek: Ἀγησίλαος), son of Doryssus, was the 6th king of the Agiad line at Sparta, excluding Aristodemus. [1] According to Apollodorus of Athens, he reigned forty-four years, and died in 886 BC. Pausanias makes his reign a short one, but contemporary with the legislation of Lycurgus. [2] [3] He was succeeded by his son Archelaus. His grandson was Teleclus.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Agesilaus I". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.