Archidamus (grandson of Leotychides)

Also known as: Archidamus · Family: Sparta · Role: king · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 7

Life events

Leotychides went into exile, and his grandson Archidamus succeeded him after Zeuxidamus died.(Book 3 · Chapter 7 · 📍 Tegea)
- With: Leotychides Zeuxidamus (son of Leotychides)
- “And being impeached at Lacedæmon he went voluntarily into exile to escape trial, and became a suppliant at Tegea at the temple of Alean Athene there, and as his son Zeuxidamus had previously died of some illness, his grandson Archidamus succeeded him, on his departure to Tegea.”
Archidamus captured Platæa after besieging the Athenian-friendly town.(Book 3 · Chapter 7 · 📍 Platæa)
- “and also captured after a siege the town of Platæa which was friendly to the Athenians.”

elder kin: Leotychides (Leotychides is explicitly identified as the grandfather of Archidamus.) “his grandson Archidamus succeeded him”
parent: Zeuxidamus (son of Leotychides) (Archidamus is identified as Leotychides's grandson through Zeuxidamus.) “as his son Zeuxidamus had previously died of some illness, his grandson Archidamus succeeded him, on his departure to Tegea”

Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.