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Pleistarchus (Greek: Πλείσταρχος Pleistarchos; died c. 458 BC) was the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. Biography. Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I.
Feb 21, 2018 · One could attribute this "retribution" as constructed by King Leonidas' son Pleistarchus, intended to take the throne upon Leonidas' death. Yet in an interesting turn of events, Pleistarchus was too young to rule at his father's death, and the boy's guardian Pausanias, was actually on the second Spartan throne.
- Riley Winters
Pleistarchus (Ancient Greek: Πλείσταρχος; fl. 313 – 287 BC) was son of Antipater and brother of Cassander, king of Macedonia. As well as an Antipatrid general, he served as an independent dynast of Cilicia and then Caria in later life.
Pleistarchus. 2. Son of Antipater and brother of Cassander, king of Macedonia. He is first mentioned in the year B. C. 313, when he was left by his brother in the command of Chalcis, to make head against Ptolemy, the general of Antigonus, when Cassander himself was recalled to the defence of Macedonia. ( Diod. 19.77 .)
- Succession
- Thermopylae
- Leonidas Avenged
Herodotus in his Histories describes the family lineage of Leonidas which could be traced back 20 generations to the mythical hero Hercules. Leonidas' father was the Spartan king Anaxandrides, himself the son of King Leon. Anaxandrides, however, had some problems in producing an heir after his first wife proved barren. The Spartan Ephors and Elders...
Leonidas would have been in his sixties by the time of Thermopylae and undoubtedly an experienced military commander, although we know nothing of his previous commands. Following Xerxes' proposed land invasion of mainland Greece in 480 BCE Leonidas was selected to lead a small contingent of Spartan hoplites - some 300 hand-picked men with male heir...
Leonidas' son Pleistarchus became king on his father's death but due to his young age Pausanius acted as regent. The Greeks, within a year, gained revenge for Thermopylae with victories at Salamis and Plataea; the latter even led by Pausanius, nephew of Leonidas. Xerxes' invasion was emphatically rebuffed and those who fell at Thermopylae were not ...
- Mark Cartwright
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So I've been reading a lot recently about Greek history and some stuff written by Herodotus, the main thing I have noticed is that pretty much the majority of Greek & Spartan leaders are well documented no matter how short their reign except for Pleistarchus, I also understand he had a couple of regents rule for him due to his age ...
