ABSTRACT
Cleomenes I Born: Date unknown; Sparta, Greece Died: c. 490 B.C.; Sparta, Greece Area of Achievement: Warfare and conquest Contribution: Through a number of military victories and even in defeat, Cleomenes I
strengthened Sparta as no ruler had before him. Cleomenes I succeeded his father, King Anaxandridas, to the throne around 519 B.C.
