The False Leonidas
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An individual known as The False Leonidas (died 420s BCE) was an elderly mercenary who operated druing the Peloponnesian War.
Bearing a close resemblance to the late King Leonidas I of Sparta, the mercenary claimed to be the king resurrected, though his claim was not well-believed. The few who did, gave him contracts and confirmed their beliefs when he succeeded in completing the contracts.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, he was hunted by the Spartan misthios, Kassandra.[1]
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