No. But legend says that he tried 3 times and all 3 were crushing defeats.
Yes, in 331 bc
no
Currently there is no king of Sparta. The city of Sparta no longer exists. If it did exist it would be part of Greece and it would have a mayor, not a king.
Alexander the Great conquered all of the known world in his time. Leonidas was a king of Sparta that led the allied Greek forces into battle at Thermopylae. However, whoever was better relies on opinion.
If you mean King Leonidas, Gerard Butler.
No. The Bible does mention king Xerxes in the book of Esther but he is called Ahasuerus there.
The Peloponnesian war was Between Athens and Sparta. Sparta was jealous of Athens and hated their idea of democracy. Sparta was strong on land, Athens at sea. But in the end, Sparta won and established an Oligarchy called the 30 tyrants. But 50 years later when Sparta was still weak from fighting Athens, a kingdom to the north called Macedonia, led by Alexander the Great, conquered Sparta.
Xerxes was king of Persia and battled against Sparta and Athens. etc
He was Xerxes
Persia - King Xerxes I. Greek allies - King Leonidas of Sparta.
No. But some of the TV story was.
Sparta
Xerxes was the Persian king, who wanted to take over Greece. Leonidas was the king of Sparta, who was one of many to defend Greece. It's pretty obvious why they were enemies.
Athens and Sparta.
Xerxes (I) the Great of Persia was king during the Second Persian Wars. There was no king of Greece as the region was divided into a series of city-states (some of which had kings -- Sparta, for example, was led by King Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae, which the movie 300 was based on).
Xerxes was the king of ancient Persia.
Xerxes, the King of Persia. And not a legend - it has sound historical evidence.
Xerxes
Xerxes