Leonidas Sword - Spartan King - Paper Knife or Letter Opener - pure Bronze Sculpture

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 18,5 cm - 7,3 inches
Width: 18,5 cm - 7,3 inches
Length: 2,5 cm - 0,98 inches
Weight: 75 g

Leonidas (c. 530-480 B.C.) was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 B.C. Although Leonidas lost the battle, his death at Thermopylae was seen as a heroic sacrifice because he sent most of his army away when he realized that the Persians had outmaneuvered him. Three hundred of his fellow Spartans stayed with him to fight and die.