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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonidas I canonical | 15 |
| Leonidas | 6 |
| King Leonidas | 5 |
| Leonidas I of Sparta | 3 |
| King Leonidas I | 1 |
| King Leonidas I of Sparta | 1 |
| King Leonidas of Sparta | 1 |
| Leonidás | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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King Leonidas
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Leonidas I of Sparta
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Leonidas
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Leonidas
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Leonidas
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King Leonidas
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King Leonidas
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King Leonidas
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King Leonidas
this entity surface form:
King Leonidas of Sparta
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Leonidas I of Sparta
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Leonidas I of Sparta
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King Leonidas I of Sparta
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Leonidas
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Leonidas
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Leonidás
subject surface form:
Sparta
this entity surface form:
King Leonidas I
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Leonidas