Leonidas I

King of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC

early 5th-century BC queen of Sparta

Greek phrase and motto, a classical expression of defiance, according to Plutarch addressed to the Persian King Xerxes by the Spartan King Leonidas before the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC)

type of armoured personnel carrier

military unit

5th-century BC sculpture