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Title
Side view of the statue of Leonidas in Sparta. Laconia, Greece.
Subject
Kings and Commanders
Description
King Leonidas gathered 300 royal guards and several thousand hoplites to hold the Persians at the Hot Gates of Thermopylae.
This heroic stand by an aging King (around 60 years old) against impossible odds gave the rest of Greece hope against the larger Persian army.
This heroic stand by an aging King (around 60 years old) against impossible odds gave the rest of Greece hope against the larger Persian army.
Creator
Photo by George E. Koronaios
Date
Taken in 2019, erected in 1955
Contributor
Wikimedia Commons
Rights
CC BY-SA 4.0
Format
797 x 1080 px jpg
Type
Bronze Statue