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Pleistarchus

Pleistarchus (Greek - Πλείσταρχος) (d.458 BC) was the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. Pleistarchus was the son of Leonidas I of Thermopylae fame. For the early part of his reign his cousin Pausanias acted as regent because Pleistarchus was not of age.


Preceded by:
Leonidas I
Agiad King of Sparta
480-458 BC
Succeeded by:
Pleistoanax