A full 40 years after the battle, Leonidas' bones were returned to Sparta, where he was buried again with full honours; funeral games were held every year in his memory.
Punih četrdeset godina poslije bitke, Leonidine kosti iskopane su i vraćene u Spartu gdje su ga ponovo sahranili s punim počastima, dok su svake godine održavane pogrebne igre u njegovu čast.