Leonidas I
| Leonidas I | |
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| King of Sparta | |
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| Reign | 489–480 BC |
| Predecessor | Cleomenes I |
| Successor | Pleistarchus |
| Born |
c. 540 BC Sparta |
| Died | 11 August 480 BC (aged around 60) Thermopylae |
| Consort | Gorgo |
| Issue | Pleistarchus |
| Greek | Λεωνίδᾱς |
| House | Agiad |
| Father | Anaxandridas II |
| Mother | Unknown |
| Religion | Greek Polytheism |
Leonidas I (/liːˈɒn.ᵻ.dəs/ lee-ON-i-dəs or /liːˈɒn.ᵻ.dæs/; Doric Λεωνίδᾱς, Leōnídās; Ionic and Attic Greek: Λεωνίδης, Leōnídēs, [leɔːnídɛːs]; "son of the lion"; died 11 August 480 BC), was a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the husband of Gorgo, the daughter of Anaxandridas II of Sparta and the 17th of the Agiad line; a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles. Leonidas had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army.
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