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Who was the king that died that was protecting Sparta from the Persians?
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∙ 13y ago
The name of the brave king who died in battle while protecting Sparta from the Persian was Leonidas. He died a heroic death at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
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∙ 13y agoLeonidas was the leader who died defending Sparta and Athens from the Persians.
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Who is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian war?
Leonidas I, King of Sparta, is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian War.
Who was the king of the Persians while Sparta and the Persians were in war?
He was Xerxes
What leader fought with Sparta against the Persians?
King Leonidas
Who were the leaders of the Persians?
The Persian king, and first Sparta then Athens on the Greek side.
Was Xerxes king of the Persians and Leonidas king of Sparta were fictional TV characters?
No. But some of the TV story was.
What Spartan king died from fighting the Persians at Thermopylae?
Leonidas.
What are some fact about Xerxes?
became king of persians after his father died
What king led 300 of his warriors to battle with the Persian Empire?
King Leonidas of Sparta. He led 300 Spartan warriors and joined up with the rest of the Greeks to try and stop the Persians.
Who was Leonidas the spartan?
Leonidas was king of Sparta when xerxes led the Persians to attack Greece, leonidas led the famous 300 spartens to meet the Persians and bought the rest of Greece enough time to asemble an army capable of defeating xerxes.
When Sparta sent soldiers and their king to battle the Persians did the Athens do the same?
No, not at the battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans sent 300 soldiers lead by their king to a narrow passage to postpone the Persian invasion while Athens, Sparta, and numerous other Ancient Greek city-states prepared to go to all out war.
Who was the king of the Persians?
The leader of the Persians was Xerxes I
Who is the king of Sparta currently?
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.
