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Anaxandridas II

565 BC - 525 BC

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Anaxandridas II (Greek: Ἀναξανδρίδας) was an Agiad king of Sparta from c. 560 BC to 524 BC, father of Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anaxandridas II has received more than 185,213 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Anaxandridas II is the 4,126th most popular politician (down from 3,575th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Greece (down from 236th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Greek Politician.

Anaxandridas II was king of Sparta. He is most famous for his victory over the Persians in the Battle of Plataea.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anaxandridas II ranks 4,126 out of 15,577Before him are Luigi Einaudi, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Kim Yong-ju, Valerius Valens, Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Stentor. After him are Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Everard des Barres, Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Calpurnia, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Chen Shou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 565 BC, Anaxandridas II ranks 2Before him is Cleisthenes.  Among people deceased in 525 BC, Anaxandridas II ranks 3Before him are Anaximenes of Miletus and Psamtik III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Anaxandridas II ranks 259 out of 936Before him are Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Agis I (-957), Aristides of Athens (150), Theramenes (-450), and Rigas Feraios (1757). After him are Ugo Foscolo (1778), Erasistratus (-303), Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Cyril Lucaris (1572), Machaon (null), and Alexandros Papagos (1883).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Anaxandridas II ranks 109Before him are Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Hypereides (-390), Christos Sartzetakis (1929), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Agis I (-957), and Theramenes (-450). After him are Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Machaon (null), Alexandros Papagos (1883), Callias II (-515), Euphronios (-520), and Andreas Palaiologos (1453).