#014 Leonidas, the Greatest Spartan

His hame is Leonidas First. The son of the king Anaxandridas and heir to the throne of Sparta. After his brother died in the toilet, Leonidas took his place upon the throne. He ruled with kind leadership and rejected all enemies he faced with savage strategies. In his last battle (The one he is most known for)"The Battle of Thermopylae", he endured a fight along his 299 Spartan brothers against Xerxes's army of 150.000 persians. They resisted during 6 days in the thin pass of Thermopylae, continously fighting and changin At the end of the day, Xerxes was bubbling on his own blood, with Leonidas's Spear right through the chest. Only 82 Spartans had lived to tell the tale. When they did the m...View all