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Demaratus (Greek: Δημάρατος, Demaratos; Doric: Δαμάρατος, Damaratos) was a king of Sparta from around 515 BC to 491 BC. He was the 15th ruler of the Eurypontid dynasty and the firstborn son of King Ariston. During his reign, Demaratus is best known for his opposition to his co-ruler, King Cleomenes I of the Agiad ...
Demaratus (flourished 5th century bc) was a king of Sparta, together with Cleomenes I, who frustrated Cleomenes’ designs on both Athens and Aegina. He was consequently dethroned by Cleomenes on a false charge of illegitimacy, upon which he fled to Persia and was given some small cities in northwestern Asia Minor , which his descendants held ...
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Demaratus (Greek: Δημάρατος), frequently called Demaratus of Corinth, was the father of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth King of Rome, the grandfather or great-grandfather of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last Roman king, and an ancestor of Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, the first ...
Dec 15, 1994 · Demaratus was a king of Sparta who fled to Persia in 510 B.C.E. and became a vassal of Darius I. He advised Xerxes on his invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.E. and had descendants in Asia Minor.
Extract. *Eurypontid king of Sparta (reigned c. 515–491 bce ). He twice obstructed his Agiad co-king *Cleomenes (1) I, first on the invasion of Attica ( c. 506) and again when he prevented the arrest of the Medizing faction (see Medism) on *Aegina (491).
An article from Oxford Classical Dictionary that explores the mythical figure of Demaratus, who was said to be the father of the first king of Rome and a Corinthian merchant in Etruria. Learn about his role in the 'Hellenization of Etruria' and the sources that mention him.
Demaratus. (Dêmaratos). (1) The son and successor of Ariston on the throne of Sparta, B.C. 516. He was deposed, through the intrigues of Cleomenes, his colleague, on the ground of his being illegitimate.
