The Spartan King Leonidas cemented his name in history for being one of the bravest men to ever live after the Battle of Thermopylae where a small number of Spartan warriors managed to fight off the Persian King Xerxes for multiple days. This is an incredible feat of strength and the hit movie “300” directed by Zack Snyder is based on this battle. These are the incredible facts about King Leonidas and his Spartan warriors.
Two Rulers
The first fact that we want to share with you might be a little surprising since its less known. Even though Leonidas was the King of Sparta, he wasn’t the only one ruling the country. There was a second ruler and his role was to make sure that the decisions taken by Leonidas are good for the people.