Leonidas The Spartan King V.1

Add the sophistication of classical antiquity art styles, and transform any space into your own private museum with this impressive replica of a Bronze bust of Leonidas with helmet of Attic type.

Leonidas made his stand at Thermopylae, a slim ribbon of land in Thessaly, Greece, against the mighty army of the Persians in 480 BCE, along with 300 brave Spartans. When betrayed by an avaricious farmer he chose death over retreat. He and his 300 countrymen battled through the morning; when their weapons were gone, they fought with fists and feet until every last man had fallen, but they had held the enemy long enough to ensure the safe withdrawal of the rest of the Greek army.

Dated to the second quarter of the 5th century BCE, the original bust was found in the temple of Athena Chalkioikos at the Acropolis of Sparta and currently resides in the Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Greece. It preserves the upper part of the body but hands are missing.