There is little known about Leonidas' childhood and early life. Leonidas
was born in 530 BC in Sparta, a city-state on the Peloponnesian Peninsula. His
father was King Anaxandrides. His mother is unknown but it is said that she is
a descendant of Chilon the Wise, his father’s second wife. Leonidas had a
half-brother called Cleomenes and they had the same father. Some say that Leonidas
was a triplet to Dorieus and Clembrotus. All through childhood, Leonidas
trained both physically and mentally because he wanted to become a Hoplite
Warrior when he became older.
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