Leonidas I, King of Sparta, is the king who died in a battle protecting Sparta from the Persian War.
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.
The battle of Thermopylae took place between Sparta and Persia in 480 BCE. King Leonidas of Sparta led the troops and died in battle.
Sparta. He led the famous 300 - the Spartan soldiers who stood down thousands of Persian soldiers and all died in the attempt.
He ruled from 488 BC- 480 BC when he died at the Battle of Thermopylae
'Poor Pheidippides' was already dead a week before the battle. He ran from Athens to Sparta to summon them to the battle, came back hallucinating and died.
Pheideppides. He died hallucinating on his return at the end of the 120 mile return trip.
king leonidas died by Persian archers in the battle of Thermopylae.
They died protecting their uncle, Thorin Oakenshield.
Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.
It is known that King Leonidas of Sparta died at the Battle of Thermopylae in August, 480 BC. However very little is known about his formative years.
If you mean King Leonidas who died 7th August 480BC. He was a hero King of Sparta. He was notable for his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae
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