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....
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Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (category Leonidas I)
Spartan woman and wife to King Leonidas I (r. 489–480 BC). She was the daughter and the only known child of Cleomenes I, Leonidas' half-brother and King of...
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of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leonidas after Leonidas I, king of ancient Sparta. The first HMS Leonidas (1807), launched in 1807, built by John...
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181–198. "Leonidas at Thermopylae." Louvre. Accessed December 8, 2017. http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/leonidas-thermopylae. "Leonidas at Thermopylae...
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Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of Parian marble in 480–470 BC: 263 and unearthed in 1925. The excavation team named it "Leonidas", deducing...
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Battle of Thermopylae (redirect from King Leonidas's Last Stand)
under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent...
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also refer to: Leonidas I, Greek king of Sparta, ruled c. 489–480 BC Leonidas II, Greek king of Sparta, ruled c. 254–235 BC Leonidas of Rhodes, ancient...
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Molon labe (category Leonidas I)
attributed to King Leonidas I in reply to the demand by Xerxes I that the Spartans surrender their weapons. The exchange between Leonidas and Xerxes occurs...
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approval. The new unit, nicknamed the "Leonidas Squadron", became part of KG 200. It was named after Leonidas I, king of Sparta, who in 480 BC, after realizing...
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Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the films The Monuments Men, and Rosewater (both 2014) and the...
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