Anaxandridas I

Anaxandridas I (Ancient Greek: Ἀναξανδρίδας) was a conjectured king of Sparta and a member of the Eurypontid dynasty.

[1] If Anaxandridas actually existed, he would have reigned in the early to mid 7th century BC, but his historicity is doubtful.

[2] According to Pausanias, Anaxandridas I ascended the throne not as the direct successor of Theopompus but as the successor of Zeuxidamos, one of Theopompus' grandsons.

[3][better source needed] Anaxandridas' reign is said to have followed a period of strife between the Spartan royal houses and to have been characterised by a continuing decline of royal prestige and power, especially relative to the Ephors.

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