About Echestratus
Lived 999 BC – 870 BC. Echestratus was a sovereign.
Echestratus was a King of ancient Sparta from about 900 to 870 BC. He was a son of king Agis I, and third of the Agiad line of Spartan kings.
In his reign Sparta gained control of the district of Cynuria on the Argive border. He was the father of Labotas or Leobotes, king of Sparta. His grandson was Doryssus.
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Who was Echestratus?
King of ancient Sparta
When was Echestratus born?
Echestratus was born in 999 BC in Sparta.
When did Echestratus die?
Echestratus died in 870 BC.
What was Echestratus's occupation?
Echestratus was a sovereign.
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