Leonidas of Sparta: Warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta

The real life exploits of Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 warriors at Thermoplyae have given rise to the myth of the Spartan superhero – the supremely disciplined man of few words who had a body of steel, could endure any hardship and would fight to his last breath. Such men really did exist and...

20 min - Ancient Worlds - Biographics

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