Echestratus

Echestratus (Ancient Greek: Ἐχέστρατος) was a King of ancient Sparta from about 900 to 870 BC.^{[citation needed]} He was a son of king Agis I, and third of the Agiad line of Spartan kings.

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Echestratus
King of Sparta
Reign	c. 900 – 870 BC
Predecessor	Agis I
Successor	Labotas
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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.^[1] His grandson was Doryssus.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Clough, Arthur Hugh (1870). "Echestratus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 3.

Preceded by Agis I

Agiad King of Sparta c. 900 - c. 870 BC

Succeeded by Labotas

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