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Leonidas of Sparta: A Boy of the Agoge

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Leonidas: The Hero of Thermopylae

In 480 BC he would defy an army half a million strong.

But who was Leonidas?

The smaller of twins, born long after two elder brothers, Leonidas was considered superfluous -- even by his mother. Lucky not to be killed for being undersized, he was raised not as a prince like his eldest brother, Cleomenes, the heir to the throne, but as an ordinary citizen. As such, he had to endure the harsh upbringing of ordinary Spartan youth: The Agoge.

Barefoot, always a little hungry, and subject to harsh discipline, Leonidas must prove himself worthy of Spartan citizenship. Struggling to survive without disgrace, Leonidas never dreams that one day he will be king and chosen to lead the combined Greek forces facing a Persian invasion. Yet these are formative years that forge the man who was to become the most famous Spartan of all time.

This is the first book in a trilogy of biographical novels about Leonidas. The second book, A Peerless Peer, describes Leonidas' years as a private citizen, and his marriage to a woman in every way his equal: Gorgo. The final book in the series, A Heroic King, describes his reign, the struggle with Persia, and his death.

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The death of Leonidas is legendary. His last days have inspired great works of art and popular enthusiasm. The stand of "the 300" at Thermopylae has been harnessed to a hundred modern causes pitting East against West, and Leonidas with his 300 Spartans have come to symbolize what is good and noble in war: self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country and family. But who was Leonidas? And what was he before he became the incarnation of Freedom fighting Tyranny?
Herodotus gives us some tantalizing tidbits -- the story of his father's forced second marriage, the tensions between his elder brothers, the precociousness of his wife. But he is silent on many other key points, from the date of Leonidas' birth to his role in Sparta prior to becoming king later in life. Only one thing about his early life do we know for certain: because he was not the heir apparent to the Agiad throne in his youth,he would have been subjected to the full Sparta agoge. Knowing that, knowing how he ended, and building ont he fascinating insights into his personality provided by the few sayings attributed him, I have created a young Leonidas.
Nothing in this novel contradicts known facts about Leonidas, but the novel is quite candidly fiction.

About the Author

Helena P. Schrader holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg, which she earned with a ground-breaking biography of General Friedrich Olbricht, the mastermind behind the Valkyrie Plot against Hitler. Helena has done extensive research on ancient Sparta, and combines her research with common-sense to create a refreshingly unorthodox portrayal of Spartan society.

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Description:

Leonidas: The Hero of Thermopylae

In 480 BC he would defy an army half a million strong.

But who was Leonidas?

The smaller of twins, born long after two elder brothers, Leonidas was considered superfluous -- even by his mother. Lucky not to be killed for being undersized, he was raised not as a prince like his eldest brother, Cleomenes, the heir to the throne, but as an ordinary citizen. As such, he had to endure the harsh upbringing of ordinary Spartan youth: The Agoge.

Barefoot, always a little hungry, and subject to harsh discipline, Leonidas must prove himself worthy of Spartan citizenship. Struggling to survive without disgrace, Leonidas never dreams that one day he will be king and chosen to lead the combined Greek forces facing a Persian invasion. Yet these are formative years that forge the man who was to become the most famous Spartan of all time.

This is the first book in a trilogy of biographical novels about Leonidas. The second book, A Peerless Peer, describes Leonidas' years as a private citizen, and his marriage to a woman in every way his equal: Gorgo. The final book in the series, A Heroic King, describes his reign, the struggle with Persia, and his death.

Read more

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

The death of Leonidas is legendary. His last days have inspired great works of art and popular enthusiasm. The stand of "the 300" at Thermopylae has been harnessed to a hundred modern causes pitting East against West, and Leonidas with his 300 Spartans have come to symbolize what is good and noble in war: self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country and family. But who was Leonidas? And what was he before he became the incarnation of Freedom fighting Tyranny?
Herodotus gives us some tantalizing tidbits -- the story of his father's forced second marriage, the tensions between his elder brothers, the precociousness of his wife. But he is silent on many other key points, from the date of Leonidas' birth to his role in Sparta prior to becoming king later in life. Only one thing about his early life do we know for certain: because he was not the heir apparent to the Agiad throne in his youth,he would have been subjected to the full Sparta agoge. Knowing that, knowing how he ended, and building ont he fascinating insights into his personality provided by the few sayings attributed him, I have created a young Leonidas.
Nothing in this novel contradicts known facts about Leonidas, but the novel is quite candidly fiction.

About the Author

Helena P. Schrader holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg, which she earned with a ground-breaking biography of General Friedrich Olbricht, the mastermind behind the Valkyrie Plot against Hitler. Helena has done extensive research on ancient Sparta, and combines her research with common-sense to create a refreshingly unorthodox portrayal of Spartan society.

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