Labotas
King of Sparta from c. 870 to c. 840 BC
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Labotas, also spelled Leobotas[1] or Leobotes (Greek: Λαβώτας or Λεωβώτης) was the son of Echestratus and was the third king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty.[2]
| Labotas | |
|---|---|
| King of Sparta | |
| Reign | c. 870–c. 840 BC |
| Predecessor | Echestratus |
| Successor | Doryssus |
Labotas led a war against the Argives because the Kynouria occupied and supposedly lived in the surrounding areas that the Perioeci had inhabited.[citation needed]
According to Jerome and the Excerpta Latina Barbari he reigned 37 years. After his death, his son Doryssos inherited the throne.