The Spartan army was led by its kings and there were two kings in office simultaneously to ensure continuity. The Persian War was 499-449 BCE, so the kings were:

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Agiad Dynasty

Cleomenes I c. 520 – c. 490 BCE
Leonidas I c. 490 – 480 BCE
Pleistarchus 480 – c. 459 BC
Pleistoanax c. 459 – 409 BCE

Eurypontid Dynasty

Demaratus c. 515 – c. 491 BCE
Leotychidas c. 491 – 469 BCE
Archidamus II 469-427 BCE

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