Leonidas I
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Leonidas I was the warrior-king of Sparta famed for leading a small Greek force in a heroic last stand against the vastly larger Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Aliases (3)
- King Leonidas ×1
- Leonidas ×1
- Leonidas I of Sparta ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan king
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human → king → military leader → warrior → |
| alliedWith |
other Greek city-states
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| approximateBirthDate |
late 6th century BC
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| army |
Spartan army
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| battle |
Battle of Thermopylae
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| causeOfDeath |
killed in battle
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| child |
Pleistarchus
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| citizenship |
Sparta
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| commanded |
Spartan hoplites at Thermopylae
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allied Greek forces at Thermopylae → |
| conflict |
Greco-Persian Wars
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Second Persian invasion of Greece → |
| country |
Sparta
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| culture |
Ancient Greek
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| dateOfDeath |
480 BC
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| dynasty |
Agiad dynasty
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| ethnicity |
Greek
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| father |
Anaxandridas II
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| gender |
male
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| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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| knownFor |
Battle of Thermopylae
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heroic last stand against Persian army → |
| languageSpoken |
Ancient Greek
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| legacy |
icon of Spartan military ethos
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symbol of courage and sacrifice → |
| militaryRank |
king and commander
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| name |
Leonidas I
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| notableAction |
dismissed most Greek allies before final stand at Thermopylae
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| notableWork |
defense of Thermopylae
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| occupation |
king of Sparta
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military commander → |
| opponent |
Achaemenid Empire
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Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Thermopylae
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| positionHeld |
king of Sparta
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| religion |
Ancient Greek religion
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| representedIn |
Herodotus' Histories
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later literature about Thermopylae → modern popular culture depictions of Spartans → |
| ruledIn |
5th century BC
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| spouse |
Gorgo of Sparta
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| strategicRole |
delaying Persian advance into Greece
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| succeededBy |
Pleistarchus
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| title |
King of Sparta
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Greco-Persian Wars
("Leonidas I of Sparta")
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commander |
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
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depicts |
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Battle of Thermopylae
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GreekCommander |
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Classical Greece
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hasNotableLeader |
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Leon
("Leonidas")
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hasVariant |
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300
("King Leonidas")
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mainCharacter |
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
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mainSubject |
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Leonidas I
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name |
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Sparta
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notableKing |
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Battle of Thermopylae
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opposingCommander |
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
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significantFigure |