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Look up: Leonidas

  1. Leonidas
    Soldier-king of Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
    Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo

  2. Leonidas
    a teacher who instilled strict discipline in Alexander the Great; Leonidas was possibly a kinsman of Olympias, Alexander's mother.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  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.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  4. Leonidas
    Leonidas was the King of Sparta when Greece was invaded by Xerxes in 480bc. He was killed in battle at thermopylae.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  5. Leonidas
    Leonidas is a township in St Joseph County Michigan, USA Leonidas is a city in St Louis County Minnesota, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  6. Leonidas
    [n] - king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Leonidas
    (died c. 480 BC) Greek epigrammatist from Taranto. About 100 of his poems are included in the collection called the Greek Anthology. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  8. 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. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  9. Leonidas
    Tracked armoured vehicle [GR]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  10. Leonidas
    noun king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/35

  12. 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 years ago, In 1880. It ranked #1000 In that year. . 1880
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Leon

  13. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08


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