Leonidas was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line. He was one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, descendant of Heracles. He succeeded his half-brother Cleomenes I, probably in 489 or 488 BC. Leonidas married Cleomenes...
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Leonidas was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line. He was one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, descendant of Heracles. He succeeded his half-brother Cleomenes I, probably in 489 or 488 BC. Leonidas married Cleomenes daughter, Gorgo.
It is spring 480 BC, Persian King Xerxes, continuing his father Darius' master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states, arrives in Hellas. The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side. But the people of Athens and Sparta, the largest Hellenic powers at the time, feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries' request to surrender to Xerxes, and so slay them. In Sparta, King Leonidas consults the local... Read Full Story
STORY : It is spring 480 BC, Persian King Xerxes, continuing his father Darius' master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states, arrives in Hellas. The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side. But the people of Athens and Sparta, the largest Hellenic powers at the time, feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries' request to surrender to Xerxes, and so slay them. In Sparta, King Leonidas consults the... Read Full Story
I just got back from cinema where I watched for the second time the 300 movie and I have to say I'm so excited that I'd like to present today some t-shirts relevant to the Hot Gates and the 300 Spartans! The first person to ask of course was fellow Greek Nassos who also loved the movie (personally I can't think of any Greek that didn't like it...) and he show me his design that he just completed. Honestly, Nassos never ceases to surprise me with his quality and speed. No matter how much I... Read Full Story
I just found this t-shirt at Splitreason and I have to say that finally I found another great Spartan t-shirt! I was not impressed with anything I'd seen so far, with only exception this t-shirt by Teeteaser . But with this one I can safely say there are some good 300 movie t-shirts! (not to mention how much I love bloody t-shirts...) Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until mid August to get it since is a pre-order only.... *Links in this post are affiliate Read Full Story
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Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC. Read Full Story
