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Feb 13, 2011 · ΕΛ. Leon of Athens. Born in London, UK to Greek parents, he learned to play the piano and classical guitar from an early age and soon went on to form his first band – Mimosa’s Dream. He has been reviewed by such major international press outlets as the Guardian, the New York Times, the BBC, Q Magazine, and Mojo Magazine.
- Early Years
- Becoming King
- The Persian Threat
- Last Stand at Thermopylae
- Betrayal and Death
Leonidas I was born around 540 BCE in the Greek city of Sparta. At that time Greece was made up of hundreds of city states, of which Athens and Sparta were the largest. Leonidas’ father, Anaxandrides, was the king of Sparta. For the Greeks, warfare was the supreme statement of a citizen. It is what made a man and gave him the right to be a part of ...
By 490 BCE things were not going well for Leonidas’ older half-brother, Cleomones. Over the last three years, Grecian city states had, one by one, succumbed to the invading Persians. The capitulation of these powers was a source of outrage to the proud Spartan king and, in 491, he attempted to overthrow a neighbouring king who was about to concede ...
Immediately upon ascending the throne, Leonidas was thrown into the heat of conflict. For years the Persians had been threatening Greece and now, the situation was at a critical point. Swift action was needed – and Leonidas proved to be the right man to deliver it. The goal of the Persians was the absolute subjection of Greece. They already ruled o...
Leonidas decided that 300 Spartan warriors would be selected for the defence of Thermopylae – and they would be led by he himself. Why were just 300 chosen and why these particular 300? Firstly 300 was a manageable number for an elite taskforce. Secondly the figure 300 had strong symbolic and practical overtones in Sparta, as it was the fixed numbe...
With his frustration at boiling point Xerxes finally received his break, not through his military superiority but by means of a traitor. Xerxes was approached by a Greek turn-coat by the name of Ephialtes from the city of Malis who was very familiar with the paths crossing the mountain range. He told the king of another path through the mountain th...
Leon of Salamis ( / ˈliːɒn, - ən /; Greek: Λέων) was a historical figure, mentioned in Plato 's Apology, Xenophon 's Hellenica and Andocides ' On the Mysteries (1.94). This Leon may also be the renowned Athenian general Leon of the Peloponnesian War .
Aspasia (/ æ ˈ s p eɪ ʒ (i) ə,-z i ə,-ʃ ə /; Greek: Ἀσπασία Greek:; c. 470 – after 428 BC) was a metic woman in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus , she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the statesman Pericles , with whom she had a son, Pericles the Younger .
