Leonidas I
c. 540–480 BCE
Spartan king who fell at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Leonidas I (c. 540–480 BCE) was a king, born in Sparta and died in Thermopylae.
- Known as
- King
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 540 BCE, Sparta
- Died
- 480 BCE, Thermopylae
Alive at the same time as Leonidas I
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Portrait: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
