Kenotafion King Leonidas and 300 - Empty tomb (Sparta (Sparti))

Greece / Lakonia / Magoula / Sparta (Sparti)
 tomb(s), monument, archaeological site
King Leonidas and 300 - Empty tomb
'Kenotafion Leonida'
Leonidas ( approximately 540 BC - 480 BC ) was a king of Sparta, the dynasty Agiadon . He was one of four sons Anaxandrides ( Alexandridis or otherwise ) from the first marriage of his father ( Dorieus , Leonidas , Kleombrotos ) , who believed he was a descendant of Hercules .
Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas took over leadership of the allied Greek army and successfully managed to keep them united and forget their differences . His military genius became apparent at Thermopylae with the way they lined up the military departments and the speed with which the alternate on the battlefield . At the same time showed his heroism : when Xerxes sent his messenger and asked him to surrender their weapons and surrendered , the Spartan king replied " Molon lave " , meaning " Come and get it ' , so wanting to challenge him to a fight and to prove its worth.
King Leonidas fell fighting against the Persians at Thermopylae point and became a symbol of patriotic sacrifice . Facing numerous Persian forces Leonidas and 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians barricaded themselves at Thermopylae , where after betrayal of Ephialtes , exterminated all .
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_I
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Coordinates:   37°4'38"N   22°25'32"E

Comments

  • Go, stranger, and in Lacedaemon tell, That here, obeying her behests, we fell.
  • Madness?. THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
  • Oh ancient Sparta. When the hour is upon thee, you will rise again!
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