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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan king
human
king
military leader
warrior
alliedWith other Greek city-states
approximateBirthDate late 6th century BC
army Spartan army
battle Battle of Thermopylae
causeOfDeath killed in battle
child Pleistarchus
citizenship Sparta
commanded Spartan hoplites at Thermopylae
allied Greek forces at Thermopylae
conflict Greco-Persian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Second Persian invasion of Greece
country Sparta
culture Ancient Greek
dateOfDeath 480 BC
dynasty Agiad dynasty
ethnicity Greek
father Anaxandridas II
gender male
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
knownFor Battle of Thermopylae
heroic last stand against Persian army
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
legacy icon of Spartan military ethos
symbol of courage and sacrifice
militaryRank king and commander
name Leonidas I self-link
notableAction dismissed most Greek allies before final stand at Thermopylae
notableWork Battle of Thermopylae
surface form: defense of Thermopylae
occupation king of Sparta
military commander
opponent Achaemenid Empire
Xerxes I
surface form: Xerxes I of Persia
placeOfDeath Thermopylae
positionHeld king of Sparta
religion Ancient Greek religion
representedIn works of Herodotus
surface form: Herodotus' Histories

later literature about Thermopylae
modern popular culture depictions of Spartans
ruledIn 5th century BC
spouse Queen Gorgo
surface form: Gorgo of Sparta
strategicRole delaying Persian advance into Greece
succeededBy Pleistarchus
title King of Sparta

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Leonidas at Thermopylae depicts Leonidas I
300 mainCharacter Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas
Greco-Persian Wars commander Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas I of Sparta
Sparta notableKing Leonidas I
Leonidas I name Leonidas I self-link
Leon hasVariant Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Leon Jaworski givenName Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Leonidas Polk givenName Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Gerard Butler characterPortrayed Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas
Queen Gorgo spouseOf Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas
Dilios allegiance Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas
Dilios servesUnder Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas
300 (comic series) mainCharacter Leonidas I
300 (comic series) mainCharacter Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas of Sparta
Thermopylae associatedWithPerson Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas I of Sparta
Pausanias of Sparta relative Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas I of Sparta
Agiad dynasty notableMember Leonidas I
Pleistarchus notableRelative Leonidas I
Anaxandridas II fatherOf Leonidas I
Anaxandridas II issue Leonidas I
Thespian hoplites foughtAlongside Leonidas I
this entity surface form: King Leonidas I of Sparta
Leonida derivedFrom Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Leonida hasVariant Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Leonida hasVariant Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidás
Athens and Sparta notableLeader Leonidas I
subject surface form: Sparta
this entity surface form: King Leonidas I
Dimitri Leonidas familyName Leonidas I
this entity surface form: Leonidas
Leonidas Bastion namedAfter Leonidas I