Demaratus
Eurypontid king of Sparta from c.515 to 491 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see Demaratus (hetairos) and Demaratus of Corinth.
Demaratus (Greek: Δημάρατος, Demaratos; Doric: Δαμάρατος, Damaratos) was a king of Sparta from around 515 BC to 491 BC. The 15th of the Eurypontid line, he was the first son born to his father, King Ariston.[1]
As king, Demaratus is known chiefly for his opposition to the co-ruling Spartan king, Cleomenes I. He later fled to Achaemenid Persia, where he was given asylum and land, and fought on the Persian side during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.