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Leonidas II

315 BC - 235 BC

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Leonidas II (; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας Β΄, Leōnídas B', "Lion's son, Lion-like") was the 28th Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 242 BC and from 241 to 235 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonidas II is the 3,543rd most popular politician (down from 2,896th in 2019). (down from 344th in 2019)

Leonidas II is most famous for leading the Spartans to victory in the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persians.

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Among politicians, Leonidas II ranks 3,543 out of 19,576Before him are Paul Painlevé, Demetrius I Soter, Adélaïde of France, Marcomer, Rudy Giuliani, and Powhatan. After him are John George I, Elector of Saxony, Ivan Ribar, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Bardiya, and Tahmasp II.

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Among people born in 315 BC, Leonidas II ranks 4Before him are Theocritus, Arcesilaus, and Aratus.  Among people deceased in 235 BC, Leonidas II ranks 1

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