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1. Leonidas
   Soldier-king of Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
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2. Leonidas
   a teacher who instilled strict discipline in Alexander the Great; Leonidas was possibly a kinsman of Olympias, Alexander's mother.
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3. Leonidas
   Leonidas of Rhodes competed in and won the stadion, the diaulos, and the hoplitodromos in four successive ancient Olympics; Leonidas was deified for his victories in these three most difficult running events and earned greater renown that any other Olympic victor in these events.
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4. Leonidas
   [n] - king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
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5. Leonidas
   (died c. 480 BC) Greek epigrammatist from Taranto. About 100 of his poems are included in the collection called the Greek Anthology. ...
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6. Leonidas
   King of Sparta. He was killed in 480 BC while defending the pass of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans against a huge Persian army. ...
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7. Leonidas
   Tracked armoured vehicle [GR]
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8. Leonidas
   noun king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
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9. Leonidas
   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 ... [3 related articles]
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10. Leonidas
    Leonidas is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Lion` Where is it used? The name Leonidas is mainly used In Ancient Greek.How do they say it elsewhere? Leonid ( In Russian) Leonidas doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Leonidas appeared In the top-1000 was 128 year...
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11. Leonidas
    Leonidas (lēon'idus) , d. 480 B.C., king of Sparta. He succeeded (c.491 B.C.) his half brother, Cleomenes I. When the Persians invaded Greece under Xerxes (480 B.C.), Leonidas with 300 Spartans and 5,000 auxiliaries was given the pass at Thermopylae to hold. There was treachery. Most of th...
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12. Leonidas
    Leonidas was a King of Sparta He ascended the throne 491 BC When Xerxes invaded Greece, the Greek congress assigned to Leonidas the command of the force destined to defend the pass of Thermopylae. His force, according to Herodotus, amounted to over 5000 men, of whom 300 were Spartans. After the Pers...
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13. Leonidas
    (king) King of Sparta. He was killed in 480 BC while defending the pass of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans against a huge Persian army
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14. Leonidas
    (disambiguation) `Leonidas` is Leonidas I, king of Sparta, ruled c. 489–480 BC., leader at the battle of Thermopylae `Leonidas` may also refer to: People: Places: In the United States: Vessels: Other uses: See also:
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15. Leonidas
    (chocolate maker) `Leonidas` Confiserie SA is a chocolate producer with an international presence, based in Belgium. The company`s focus is pralines (chocolate shells with soft fillings, called Belgian Chocolate in English-speaking countries); it also sells marzipan, solid chocolates, ...
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16. Leonidas
    (ship) The `Leonidas` (Named after king Leonidas I of Sparta) was a labour transport ship (schooner) that played an important role in the history of Fiji. She had been earlier used to carry indentured labourers to the West Indies, having transported 580 Indian indentured labourers to S...
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