Cleombrotus I (Greek: ΚλεόμβροτοςKleombrotos; died 6 July 371 BC) was a Spartan king of the Agiad line, reigning from 380 BC until 371 BC. Little is known of Cleombrotus' early life. Son of Pausanias, he became king of Sparta after the death of his brother Agesipolis I in 380 BC, and led the allied Spartan-Peloponnesian army against the Thebans under Epaminondas in the Battle of Leuctra.[1] His death and the utter defeat of his army led to the end of Spartan dominance in ancient Greece. Cleombrotus was succeeded by his son Agesipolis II.[2] His other son was Cleomenes II.
Many historians cite Cleombrotus as having pro-Theban tendencies, unlike his fellow king, Agesilaus II. He was blamed for the humiliating defeat at Leuctra by his contemporaries for being biased towards the enemy, though some modern historians do not believe that he was actually pro-Theban.[3] He was the first Spartan king to die in battle since Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae.
^Thurston Peck, Harry (1898). Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers.
^Smith, William (1867). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Boston: Little Brown and Company. p. 71.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
ancient Greece. Cleombrotus was succeeded by his son Agesipolis II. His other son was Cleomenes II. Many historians cite Cleombrotus as having pro-Theban...
name Cleombrotus (Greek: Κλεόμβροτος Kleombrotos) may refer to: Cleombrotus (regent), uncle and regent of Spartan king Pleistarchus CleombrotusI (d. 371...
fourteen years. Upon the death of Pausanias, Agesipolis and his brother, CleombrotusI, were both placed under the guardianship of Aristodemus, their nearest...
its shaky authority in central Greece. Hence, the other Spartan king, CleombrotusI, marched to war from Phocis. Rather than take the expected easier route...
in the Battle of Sellasia. Agesipolis, son of Cleombrotus II and Chilonis. Cleomenes, son of Cleombrotus II and Chilonis. He was regent for his nephew...
of Sparta from 370 to 309 BC. He was the second son of CleombrotusI, and grandfather of Areus I, who succeeded him. Although he reigned for more than...
Agesipolis II (Greek: Ἀγησίπολις Bʹ; died 369 BC), son of the king CleombrotusI, succeeded his father and reigned as Agiad King of Sparta. His rule was...
their independence from the Persian Empire. 380 BC: CleombrotusI succeeds his brother Agesipolis I as king of Sparta. 376 BC: The states of Han, Wei and...
a decisive victory over the Spartans under the other Spartan king, CleombrotusI (who is killed in the battle). Epaminondas wins the battle with a tactical...
defeating Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra, killing the Spartan king CleombrotusI, and invading Laconia. Further Theban successes against Sparta in 369...
a decisive victory over the Spartans under the other Spartan king, CleombrotusI (who is killed in the battle). Epaminondas wins the battle with a tactical...
to declare war. Shortly thereafter the army of Cleombrotus was ordered to invade Boeotia. Cleombrotus' army crossed the Phocian-Boeotian border into Chaeronea...
the first Pharaoh of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt. CleombrotusI succeeds his brother Agesipolis I as king of Sparta. What some historians call the Rich...
the first Pharaoh of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt. CleombrotusI succeeds his brother Agesipolis I as king of Sparta. What some historians call the Rich...
themselves, however, were named after the twins' grandsons, the kings Agis I and Eurypon, respectively. The Agiad line was regarded as being senior to...
of Anaxandridas' first wife, and either the elder brother or twin of Cleombrotus. King Anaxandridas II died in c. 524 BC, and Cleomenes succeeded to the...
nobles Clement of Alexandria – theologian CleombrotusI – King of Sparta Cleomedes – astronomer Cleomenes I – King of Sparta Cleomenes II – King of Sparta...
first of these occasions, in 378 BCE, the Lacedaemonian army under CleombrotusI was overtaken by such a violent storm that the shields of the soldiers...
other king, Cleombrotus, Sparta shifted its focus from Thebes on land to Athens at sea. An expedition in 376 BC led by King Cleombrotus was blocked at...
When news of the uprising at Thebes reached Sparta, an army under CleombrotusI had been dispatched to subdue the city, but turned back without engaging...
unprecedented defeat on the Spartan army, killing the Spartan king CleombrotusI in the process. Following up on this victory, Epaminondas invaded Peloponnesus...
the early part of Pleistarchus's reign, his uncle Cleombrotus acted as regent; after Cleombrotus's death in 479 BC, Pleistarchus's cousin Pausanias was...
children, and the elderly, but Cleombrotus reminds him that the Spartan treasury is empty. As Agesilaus rages, Cleombrotus points out that Sparta's time...
unexpectedly acquitted, thanks to the support of the two Spartan kings, CleombrotusI and Agesilaus II. This acquittal greatly upset Athens which rapidly...
player 371 BC – CleombrotusI, Spartan king 649 – Goar of Aquitaine, French bishop 887 – Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord 918 – William I, duke of Aquitaine...
Global Information