Archidamus I

Archidamus I ('Αρχιδαμος, ) was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids.

He was a son of Anaxidamus and contemporary with the Tegeatan War, which followed soon after the end of the second Messenian, in 668 BC. (Paus. iii. 7. § 69 comp. 3. § 5.)


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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1867).

Preceded by Anaxidamus

Eurypontid King of Sparta c. 600 BC - c. 575 BC

Succeeded by Agasicles

See also

Kings of Sparta

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