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c. 490 BCELeonidas beomes one of Sparta's two kings.
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480 BCEDeath of King Leonidas of Sparta at the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Aug 480 BCEBattle of Thermopylae. 300 Spartans under King Leonidas and other Greek allies hold back the Persians led by Xerxes I for three days but are defeated.