Zeuxidamus
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Zeuxidamus can refer to two ancient Sparta
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Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
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- A king of SpartaKings of SpartaSparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, coming from two separate lines...
, and tenth of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was grandson of Theopompus, son of Anaxandridas I, and father of AnaxidamusAnaxidamusAnaxidamus was a king of Sparta, 11th of the Eurypontids.He was the son of Zeuxidamus and contemporary with Anaxander, and lived to the conclusion of the Messenian Wars, 668 BC He was succeeded by his son Archidamus I.----...
, who succeeded him. - A son of Leotychides, king of Sparta. He was also named Cyniscus. He died before his father, leaving a son, Archidamus IIArchidamus IIArchidamus II was a king of Sparta who reigned from approximately 476 BC to 427 BC. He was of the Eurypontid dynasty. His father was Zeuxidamus , who died before his father, Leotychidas, after having his son, Archidamus....