Who was the Spartan king at Thermopylae?
Who was the Spartan king at Thermopylae? Leonidas Leonidas. Leonidas, (died 480 bc, Thermopylae, Locris [Greece]), Spartan king whose 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 epitome of bravery exhibited against overwhelming odds. […]