Leonidas I
| Leonidas I | |
|---|---|
| Keeng o Sparta | |
| Ring | 489–480 BC |
| Predecessor | Cleomenes I |
| Successor | Pleistarchus |
| Born | c. 540 BC Sparta |
| Dee'd | 480 BC (aged aroond 60) Thermopylae |
| Consort | Gorgo |
| Issue | Pleistarchus |
| Greek | Λεωνίδας |
| Hoose | Agiad |
| Faither | Anaxandridas II |
| Mither | Unkent |
| Releegion | Greek Polytheism |
Leonidas I (/liːˈɒn.ᵻ.dəs/ lee-ON-i-dəs or /liː.əˈnaɪ.dəs/; Doric: Λεωνίδας [leɔːnídas], Leōnidas; Ionic Greek: Λεωνίδης, Leōnidēs; died 480 BC),[1] wis a Greek warrior keeng o the Greek ceety-state o Sparta. He led the Spartan forces during the Seicont Persie War an is remembered for his daith at the Battle o Thermopylae.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Robert Chambers, Book of Days
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