Leonidas I
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Sparta |
| Died | Thermopylae |
| Greece | |
| 480 BC | |
| Thermopylae | |
| Greece | |
| Spouse | Gorgo, Queen of Sparta |
| Parents | Anaxandridas II |
| Greek | Λεωνίδᾱς |
| Children | Pleistarchus |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Siblings | Cleomenes I |
| Dorieus | |
| Cleombrotus | |
| Nephew | Pausanias the Regent |
| Nicomedes of Sparta | |
| Eurianax | |
| Great grandparent | Eurycratides |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 461012 |
Leonidas I Life story
Leonidas I was a Greek king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, and the 17th of the Agiad line, a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles. Leonidas I was son of King Anaxandridas II. He succeeded his half-brother King Cleomenes I to the throne in c. 489 BC.
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