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Anaxandridas II

565 BC - 525 BC

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Anaxandridas II (Ancient Greek: Ἀναξανδρίδας, meaning "descendant of Anaxander") was an Agiad king of Sparta from c. 560 BC to 524 BC, father of Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus. Under the leadership of the ephor Chilon, in office during the middle of the 6th century, Sparta ended its streak of violent conquests, such as in Messenia, and adopted a pro-Achaea policy based on diplomacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anaxandridas II is the 4,580th most popular politician (up from 4,853rd in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Greece (up from 301st in 2019) and the 113th 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, Anaxandridas II ranks 4,580 out of 19,576. Before him are Shoshenq III, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Jean Bart, Agatha Barbara, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, and Gaston Thorn. After him are Aaron Burr, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Theodemir, Arsaces II of Parthia, Markos Vafeiadis, and Anatoly Sobchak.

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

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Anaxandridas II ranks 275 out of 1,024. Before him are Pausanias of Sparta (null), Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Alexandros Papagos (1883), Philopoemen (-253), and Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770). After him are Arsinoe I (-305), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Callias II (-515), Georgios Roubanis (1929), Ugo Foscolo (1778), and Rigas Feraios (1757).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Anaxandridas II ranks 113. Before him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Pausanias of Sparta (null), Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180), Alexandros Papagos (1883), and Philopoemen (-253). After him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Callias II (-515), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Pelopidas (-450), Phocion (-402), and Theramenes (-450).

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