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Leonidas I (/ liəˈnaɪdəs, - dæs /; Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c. 540 BC; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles.
Leonidas (c. 530-480 B.C.) was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 B.C.
The historical name of Sparta is Lacedaemon. It was the ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese, Greece. Along with the surrounding area, it forms the perifereiakí enótita (regional unit) of Laconia (Modern Greek: Lakonía) within the Peloponnese (Pelopónnisos) periféreia (region).
Leonidas was the Spartan king who famously led a small band of Greek allies at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE where the Greeks valiantly defended the pass through which the Persian king Xerxes...
1. What was Leonidas I known for? Leonidas I was known for being a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. 2. What role did Leonidas I play in the Battle of Thermopylae? Leonidas I led the Spartan forces in the Battle of Thermopylae, where he and his soldiers fought bravely against the Persian army. 3.
Leonidas I (/ liəˈnaɪdəs, - dæs /; Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c. 540 BC; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles.
Leonidas, the legendary king of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, is best known for leading the 300 heroic Spartans against the vast Persian army and dying alongside them in the Battle of Thermopylae.
It is believed that Leonidas succeeded his half-brother, who held the throne around 488 B.C., and held hold of the throne until he died in 480 B.C. The meaning of his name is son of a lion, or translates to like a lion, depending on the interpretation and context.
Leonidas I (Greek: Λεωνίδας; c. 530 BC–480 BC) was a king of the Greek city-state of Sparta from about 490 BC until his death in 480. The Spartans and associates defended the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
Leonidas (lēŏn´Ĭdəs), d. 480 BC, king of Sparta. He succeeded (c.491 BC) his half-brother, Cleomenes I [1]. When the Persians invaded Greece under Xerxes (480 BC), Leonidas with 300 Spartans and 5,000 auxiliaries was given the pass at Thermopylae to hold.