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Anaxandridas II

Anaxandridas II (Anaxandrides, Greek Doric - Αναξανδρίδας; Ionian - Αναξανδρίδης) was a king of Sparta in c. 560525 BC from Agiad dynasty. His father was Leon. Anaxandridas married twice and had 4 children: Cleomenes I from his second wife - the daughter of Prinetades - Dorieus, Leonidas I and Cleombrotus. The last three were from his first wife whom he had previously thought of as barren.

Together with ephor Hilon Alexandridas saved Sikion from tyrant Aeschynus in 550s BC.

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