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Bust of Leonidas, Spartan King
HISTORY: Leonidas was a 5th Century B.C. Spartan military king. His stand against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece is one of the enduring tales of Greek heroism, invoked throughout Western history as the saga of "The Three Hundred"--the epitome of bravery in the face of overwhelming odds.
In 480 B.C., after the Persian army of Xerxes invaded Greece, the Spartan army prepared to join the armies of the other Greek states and march to face the Persians. But a religious festival delayed the departure of the army, so Leonidas bravely led a small force of Greeks--mostly his Spartan royal guard of 300 soldiers, but also Thespian and Thebans-- against the much larger Persian army, at the pass of Thermopylae (Pillars of Fire). There, Leonidas and his men held the pass for 3 days The Persians were no match for their tight phalanx wall and discipline, and the Spartans were defeated only after a Greek traitor revealed to the Persians the existence of a mountain trail that allowed them to outflank and attack the Greeks from the rear. All the Spartans and Thespians died, including Leonidas, but those 3 days gave crucial time to the Greek armies to prepare for battle, and later to defeat the Persians.
In 480 B.C., after the Persian army of Xerxes invaded Greece, the Spartan army prepared to join the armies of the other Greek states and march to face the Persians. But a religious festival delayed the departure of the army, so Leonidas bravely led a small force of Greeks--mostly his Spartan royal guard of 300 soldiers, but also Thespian and Thebans-- against the much larger Persian army, at the pass of Thermopylae (Pillars of Fire). There, Leonidas and his men held the pass for 3 days The Persians were no match for their tight phalanx wall and discipline, and the Spartans were defeated only after a Greek traitor revealed to the Persians the existence of a mountain trail that allowed them to outflank and attack the Greeks from the rear. All the Spartans and Thespians died, including Leonidas, but those 3 days gave crucial time to the Greek armies to prepare for battle, and later to defeat the Persians.
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Product Information
• Product Number: #G-029SM
• Product Size: 11" tall,
5" wide, 5.5" deep
• Type: Reproduction Bust
• Material: Bonded Stone
• Original: Archaeological Museum,
Sparta, 5th Century B.C.
• Product Number: #G-029SM
• Product Size: 11" tall,
5" wide, 5.5" deep
• Type: Reproduction Bust
• Material: Bonded Stone
• Original: Archaeological Museum,
Sparta, 5th Century B.C.
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