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Leonidas of Sparta

Leonidas I led the Greek defence at Thermopylae during Xerxes' invasion. He died with a remaining force of Spartans, Thespians and others…

Thermopylae and the Stand of Leonidas

In 480 BC a Greek force led by the Spartan king Leonidas defended the narrow pass of Thermopylae against the invading army…