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title: Leonidas
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1211/leonidas/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Leonidas
_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1211.jpg)
## Image Caption
A 5th century BCE marble figure of a Spartan [hoplite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hoplite/), perhaps of Leonidas in memory of his sacrifice at the [Battle of Thermopylae](https://www.worldhistory.org/thermopylae/) in 480 BCE. (Archaeological Museum of [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/)).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nguyen, M. (2013, May 11). Leonidas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Leonidas." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 11, 2013. .
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Leonidas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 May 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helmed_Hoplite_Sparta.JPG#filehistory) by [**Marie-Lan Nguyen**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helmed_Hoplite_Sparta.JPG#filehistory). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.