Agesilaus I

Agesilaus I
King of Sparta
Reignc. 820 – 790 BC
PredecessorDoryssus
SuccessorArchelaus of Sparta

Agesilaus I (/əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγησίλαος), son of Doryssus, was the 6th king of the Agiad line at Sparta, excluding Aristodemus. 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. He was succeeded by his son Archelaus. His grandson was Teleclus.

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