List of kings of Sparta

Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual in that it had a diarchial system, with two kings ruling at the same time. The kings were called *Arkhagêtai*. They were hereditary rulers, and came from two separate dynasties. According to tradition, the two lines, the **Agiads** and **Eurypontids**, were descended from the twins Eurysthenes and Procles. These twins were said to be the descendants of Heracles, who conquered Sparta two generations after the Trojan War. The dynasties were named after the twins' grandsons, the kings Agis I and Eurypon. The *Agiad* line was regarded as being senior to the *Eurypontid* line.

Although there are lists of earlier Kings of Sparta, there is little evidence to show that any kings existed before the middle of the 6th century BC.

## Legendary kings
Many kings of Sparta are described in the Greek mythology.

### Lelegids
* Lelex, a son of Poseidon or Helios
* Myles, a son of Lelex
* Eurotas, a son of Myles, father of Sparta

### Lacedaemonids
* Lacedaemon, a son of Zeus, husband of Sparta
* Amyklas, a son of Lacedaemon. He founded Amyklai
* Argalus, a son of Amyklas
* Kynortas, a son of Amyklas
* Perieres, a son of Kynortas
* Oibalos, a son of Kynortas
* Tyndareos (First reign), a son of Oibalos and father of Helen
* Hippocoon, a son of Oibalos and brother of Tyndareos
* Tyndareos (Second reign)

### Atreids
* Menelaus, a son of Atreus and husband of Helen — c. 1250&nbsp;BC
* Orestes, a son of Agamemnon and nephew of Menelaus — c. 1200&nbsp;BC
* Tisamenos, a son of Orestes
* Dion, husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus — c. 1200&nbsp;BC

## Heraclids
### Agiad dynasty 
The dynasty was named after its second king, Agis.
* Eurysthenes ? – c. 930&nbsp;BC
* Agis I c. 930 – c. 900&nbsp;BC
* Echestratus c. 900 – c. 870&nbsp;BC
* Labotas c. 870 – c. 840&nbsp;BC
* Doryssus c. 840 – c. 820&nbsp;BC
* Agesilaus I c. 820 – c. 790&nbsp;BC
* Archelaus c. 790 – c. 760&nbsp;BC
* Teleclus c. 760 – c. 758&nbsp;BC
* Alcamenes c. 758 – c. 741&nbsp;BC
* Polydorus c. 741 – c. 665&nbsp;BC
* Eurycrates c. 665 – c. 640&nbsp;BC
* Anaxander c. 640 – c. 615&nbsp;BC
* Eurycratides c. 615 – c. 590&nbsp;BC
* Leon c. 590 – 560&nbsp;BC
* Anaxandridas II c. 560 – c. 520&nbsp;BC
* Cleomenes I c. 520 – c. 490&nbsp;BC
* Leonidas I c. 490 – 480&nbsp;BC
* Pleistarchus 480 – c. 459&nbsp;BC
* Pleistoanax c. 459 – 409&nbsp;BC
* Pausanias 409–395&nbsp;BC
* Agesipolis I 395–380&nbsp;BC
* Cleombrotus I 380–371&nbsp;BC
* Agesipolis II 371–369&nbsp;BC
* Cleomenes II 369–309&nbsp;BC
* Areus I 309–265&nbsp;BC
* Acrotatus II 265–262&nbsp;BC
* Areus II 262–254&nbsp;BC
* Leonidas II 254–242&nbsp;BC
* Cleombrotus II, 242–241&nbsp;BC
* Leonidas II, 241–235&nbsp;BC
* Cleomenes III 235–222&nbsp;BC

### Eurypontid dynasty 
The dynasty is named after its third king Eurypon. Not shown is Lycurgus, who served for a short time as regent either for the minor Charilaus (780–750&nbsp;BC) or for Labotas (870–840&nbsp;BC) the Agiad.
* Procles - c. 930&nbsp;BC
* Soos ? - c. 890&nbsp;BC
* Eurypon c. 890 – c. 860&nbsp;BC
* Prytanis c. 860 – c. 830&nbsp;BC
* Polydectes c. 830 – c. 800&nbsp;BC
* Eunomus c. 800 – c. 780&nbsp;BC
* Charilaus c.780 – c. 750&nbsp;BC
* Nicander c. 750 – c. 725&nbsp;BC
* Theopompus c. 725 – c. 675&nbsp;BC
* Anaxandridas I c. 675 – c. 645&nbsp;BC
* Zeuxidamus c. 645 – c. 625&nbsp;BC
* Anaxidamus c. 625 – c. 600&nbsp;BC
* Archidamus I c. 600 – c. 575&nbsp;BC
* Agasicles c. 575 – c. 550&nbsp;BC
* Ariston c. 550 – c. 515&nbsp;BC
* Demaratus c. 515 – c. 491&nbsp;BC
* Leotychidas c. 491 – 469&nbsp;BC
* Archidamus II 469–427&nbsp;BC
* Agis II 427–401/400&nbsp;BC
* Agesilaus II 401/400–360&nbsp;BC
* Archidamus III 360–338&nbsp;BC
* Agis III 338–331&nbsp;BC
* Eudamidas I 331 – c. 305&nbsp;BC
* Archidamus IV c. 305 – c. 275&nbsp;BC
* Eudamidas II c. 275 – c. 245&nbsp;BC
* Agis IV c. 245 – 241&nbsp;BC
* Eudamidas III 241–228&nbsp;BC
* Archidamus V 228–227&nbsp;BC
* Eucleidas 227–221&nbsp;BC

After Cleomenes III was defeated by Antigonus III Doson of Macedon and the Achaean League in the Battle of Sellasia, the Spartan kingship began to fail. Sparta was a republic from 221 to 219&nbsp;BC. The dual monarchy was restored in 219&nbsp;BC.

* Agesipolis III, 219–215&nbsp;BC, the last Agiad, deposed by Lycurgus

* Lycurgus, 219–210&nbsp;BC
* Pelops, 210–206&nbsp;BC, son of Lycurgus and last king from either dynasty

Nabis, who was regent for Pelops, deposed Pelops and took the throne for himself. He claimed to be descended from the Eurypontid king Demaratus. He ruled from 206–192&nbsp;BC. Laconicus was the last known king of Sparta. He took the throne in 192&nbsp;BC. The Achaean League took control of Sparta in 192&nbsp;BC.

## References
## Other websites
* Eurypontids and Agiads  by Jona Lendering