Bronzed Resin Statue finished by hand in each particular detail. Leonidas (which means "son of lion") was an heroic greek warrior from Sparta. He is remembered mostly for his partecipation in the Second Persian War, when he conducted a greek army against the Persian army on a last stand to defend the pass at the Battle of Thermopylae. He is also famous as the leader of brave 300 spartans. He died along his fellow soldiers during the same battle.