Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Leonidas
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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King of Sparta from 491 to 480 B.C.; opposed Xerxes, the Persian, who threatened Greece with a large army, and kept him at bay at the Pass of Thermopylæ with 300 Spartans and 5000 auxiliaries till he was betrayed by Ephialtes (q. v .), when he and his 300 threw themselves valiantly on the large host, and perished fighting to the last man.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Leonidas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/leonidas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Leonidas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/leonidas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
