Cleomenes I

Cleomenes I
King of Sparta
Reignc. 524 BCc. 490 BC[1]
PredecessorAnaxandrides II
SuccessorLeonidas I
Diedc. 490 BC
IssueGorgo
DynastyAgiad
FatherAnaxandrides II

Cleomenes I (/klˈɒmɪnz/; Greek Κλεομένης; died c. 490 BC) was Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC. One of the most important Spartan kings, Cleomenes was instrumental in organising the Greek resistance against the Persian Empire of Darius, as well as shaping the geopolitical balance of Classical Greece.

  1. ^ Grant, Michael (1987). Rise of the Greeks. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-684-18536-1.

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