This statue of King Leonidas was commissioned by the City of Brunswick to celebrate the Memorandum of Understanding between Sparta and Brunswick. The statue, which cost $30,000, has been the subject of local controversy as it made many residents question why a king of ancient Greece was being unveiled in the neighborhood. There was a large influx of Greek people during the 1950s and 1960s, of which a large portion came from the Laconian region (including the capital Sparta). There is evidence of the cultural influence this had on Brunswick…
