Eurypontid house
Spartan royal family
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The Eurypontid family was one of two royal houses of ancient Sparta. The kings of Sparta, including those from the Eurypontid line, served as the chief executive magistrates alongside the ephors. Notable Eurypontid kings include Archidamus I, who reigned peacefully in the 7th century BC, and Archidamus V, who was assassinated in the 3rd century BC. The Eurypontid and Agiad dynasties were the two hereditary royal lines of Sparta, each providing one king at a time.123
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