Leonidas and the battle of Thermopylae

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"The city of Sparta will be destroyed by them Persians, unless one of its kings dies! " The words of Pythia did not frighten Leonidas. As king of Sparta, he knew very well what he had to do. He called the Spartans soldiers and asked them: “How many of you do you have sons? Only then did they understand that this mission was for a few. He chose three hundred, while the rest dispersed in frustration. Leonidas he had to take with him men they had leave behind sons to continue the generation and their name. He knew that from the battle in Thermopylae there was no return…