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Leonidas

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Leonidas [lɪˈɒnɪˌdæs]
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(Biographies / Leonidas (death date: 480 bc) M, Spartan, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died 480 bc, king of Sparta (?490-480), hero of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was killed by the Persians under Xerxes
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Noun1.Leonidas - king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)Leonidas - king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
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