Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of parian marble in 480 470 bc and unearthed in 1926.
Marble statue of leonidas.
It was found southwest of peribolos of the sanctuary of athena chalkioikos on the acropolis of sparta.
The sculpture is housed in the archaeological museum of sparta which.
λεωνίδης α leōnídēs a leɔːnídɛːs.
Leonidas however was the.
There was only exception to this compulsory military training the first born son of the king of each city state.
Ionic and attic greek.
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Marble statue of leonidas 5th century bc sparta archæological museum of sparta greece.
Doric λεωνίδας α leōnídas a.
Resplendent in a crested corinthian helmet his face which would have had inlaid eyes depicts the grim determination for which the fallen king became a legend.
Son of the lion.
His upbringing would be focused on grooming him for the power that he would inherit on his father s death.
Leonidas i l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s d æ s.
Died 19 september 480 bc was a king of the greek city state of sparta and the 17th of the agiad line a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod heracles and cadmus.