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    Leonidas was one of two kings of Sparta and a fierce warrior. In 480 BC, he led 300 Spartan soldiers alongside around 6,000 other Greeks to defend the narrow pass of Thermopylae against an invading Persian army of 80,000-100,000 soldiers led by King Xerxes. Though outnumbered, the Greeks withstood multiple attacks until they were betrayed by a Greek named Ephialtes, who showed the Persians a secret path around the Greek defenses. Most Greeks retreated at this point, but Leonidas and the 300 Spartans stayed and fought to the death, significantly delaying the Persian invasion and buying time for Athens to prepare.

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    Leonidas was one of two kings of Sparta and a fierce warrior. In 480 BC, he led 300 Spartan soldiers alongside around 6,000 other Greeks to defend the narrow pass of Thermopylae against an invading Persian army of 80,000-100,000 soldiers led by King Xerxes. Though outnumbered, the Greeks withstood multiple attacks until they were betrayed by a Greek named Ephialtes, who showed the Persians a secret path around the Greek defenses. Most Greeks retreated at this point, but Leonidas and the 300 Spartans stayed and fought to the death, significantly delaying the Persian invasion and buying time for Athens to prepare.

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    KING LEONIDAS

    I
    And the 300 Spartans

    By Dylan Stephenson

    1
    About Leonidas
    ⬗ 1 of the 2 kings of city-state Sparta
    ⬗ Fierce warrior and leader
    ⬗ Said to be descendant of Hercules

    2
    Battle of Thermopylae

    3
    Thermopylae Pass

    4
    Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.)
    ⬗ Greeks:
    ⬗ Chose location of
    Thermopylae
    ⬗ Approx. 6,000 soldiers
    ⬗ Led by Leonidas and 300
    Spartans

    Jacques-Louis David Leonidas at


    Thermopylae, 480 BC (1814), Louvre, Paris.
    5
    Battle of Thermopylae cont.
    ⬗ Persians:
    ⬗ Persian God-King Darius was
    defeated
    ⬗ Son Xerxes gathered an
    estimated 80,000-100,000 soldiers
    ⬗ Marching to Athens

    6
    Results of Battle
    ⬗ Defended 4 waves of Persian attacks
    ⬗ Spartans were betrayed by a greek:
    Ephialtes
    ⬗ Many Greek soldiers retreated
    ⬗ 300 Spartans & 700 Thespians stayed
    ⬗ Ultimately defeated

    7
    Significance of Battle
    ⬗ Hurt Persian Morale
    ⬗ Gave time for Athens to prepare
    ⬗ Inspired the rest of Greece

    8
    Accuracy of Story
    ⬗ Recorded by Herodotus
    ⬗ Over-estimated Persian army
    ⬗ Stories were told to entertain
    ⬗ Was not actually there
    ⬗ Wrote of many mythical
    creatures
    9
    Works Cited
    Frye, David. “Spartan Stand at Thermopylae.”
    Military History, vol. 22, no. 10, Jan.
    2006, pp. 38–44. EBSCOhost
    http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/war/story/sto_set.h
    tml
    https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-
    history/leonidas

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