About Labotas
Lived 899 BC – 840 BC (aged 58–59). Labotas was a sovereign.
Labotas, also spelled Leobotas or Leobotes (Greek: Λαβώτας or Λεωβώτης) was the son of Echestratus and was the third king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty.
Labotas led a war against the Argives because the Kynouria occupied and supposedly lived in the surrounding areas that the Perioeci had inhabited.
According to Jerome and the Excerpta Latina Barbari he reigned 37 years. After his death, his son Doryssos inherited the throne.
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Who was Labotas?
mythical king of Sparta
When was Labotas born?
Labotas was born in 899 BC in Sparta.
When did Labotas die?
Labotas died in 840 BC.
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Labotas was a sovereign.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Labotas. https://biography.guide/labotas/
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