List of Known Kings of Ancient Sparta (from Univ. of Texas)

MYTHICAL SUPPOSED ANCESTRIES (FROM GODS)

Heracles
Hyllus
Cleodaeus
Aristomachus
Aristodemus
Eurysthenes Procles
Sous
Agis Eurypon

HISTORICAL (GENUINE) ANCESTRIES (ALL DATES BC)

Agiad House

Eurypontid House

Unknown/Other

Agis I (930-900?) Eurypon (895-865?)
Echestratus (900-870?) Prytanis (865-835?)
Leobotas (870-840?) Polydectes (835-805?)
Doryssus (840-815?) Eunomus (805-775?)
Agesilaus I (815-785?) Charillus (c. 775-750)
Archelaus (c.785-760) Nicander (c.750-720)
Teleclus (c.760-c.740) Theopompus (c.720-675)
Alacamenes (c.740-700) Anaxandridas (c.675-660)
Polydorus (c.700-c.665) Archidamus I (c.660-645)
Eurycrates (c.665-c.640) Anaxilas (c.645-c.625)
Anaxander (c.640-c.615) Leotychidas I (c.625-600)
Eurycratidas (c.615-c.590) Hippocratidas (c.600-575)
Leon (c.590-c.560) Agasicles (c.575-550)
Anaxandridas I
(c.560-c.520)
Ariston (c.550-c.515)
Cleomenes I (son)
(c.520-c.490)
Demaratus (son)
(c.515-491)
Leonidas I (half-brother)
(c.490-480)
Leotychidas II (cousin)
(491-476)
Pleistarchus (son)
(480-458)
Archidamus II (grandson)
(king regent: 476-469?
in his own right: 469-427)
Pleistoanax
(cousin; son of the regent
Pausanias, nephew of Leonidas)

(458-408)
In exile c.445-c.427
Agis II (son)
(427-399)
Pausanias (son)
(king regent: c.445-c.427;
in his own right: 408-395)
Agesilaus II (half-brother)
(399-360)
Agesipolis I (son)
(395-380)
Archidamus III (son)
(360-338)
Cleombrotus I (brother)
(380-371)
Agis III (son)
(338-331)
Agesipolis II (son)
(371-370)
Eudamidas I (brother)
(331-c.305)
Cleomenes II (brother)
(370-309)
Archidamus IV (son)
(c.305-c.275)
Areus I (grandson)
(309-265)
Eudamidas II (son)
(c.275-244)
Acrotatus (son)
(265-c.260)
Agis IV (son)
(244-241)
Areus II (son)
(c.260-c.251)
Eudamidas III (son)
(241-c.228)
Leonidas II
(grandson of Cleomenes II)
(c.251-236)
In exile c.243-241
Archidamus V
(uncle; brother of Agis IV)
(c.228-227)
Cleombrotus II
(son-in-law of Leonidas II;
reigned during Leonidas' exile)
(c.243-241)
Eucleidas
(an Agiad; brother of Cleomenes
III)
(c.227-222)
Cleomenes III
(son of Cleombrotus II)
(236-219)
(in exile, 222-219)
Lycurgus
(a Eurypontid descended from
Agis II)
(219-c.210)
Agesipolis III
(grandson of Cleombrotus II)
(219-215)
Deposed by Lycurgus and not
replaced.
Pelops (son)
(c.210-c.206)
Very young, under the regency
(c.210-207) of the tyrant
Machinidas, a man of royal
blood but whose connection to
the succession is unknown;
the tyrant Nabis (below);
deposed him (c. 206).
  Nabis
(Descended from Demaratus
and styled himself as King.)

(c.207-192)
Laconicus
(of royal blood, relationship
unknown)
(192-???)
Last known king of Sparta.

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