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The Sacred Band - An Alternative 300 - Extra History
🕑 Added 2020-06-05 18:02:24 +0000 UTCThis is the sequel to 300 we all need
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Foxdoc
They indeed mentioned that.
barefoot James
In 338 BCE, the combined forces of Athens and Thebes fought the Battle of Chaeronea against the Macedonians led by Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great’s father. It is said that King Philip was so impressed by the bravery of the Sacred Band of Thebes that he wept at the sight of their dead bodies.
nyx
I think, and you may have said this and I missed it, that the soldiers were lovers to form a closer bond, making them more compelled to save each other and not letting each other die. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Greece#In_the_military )
Spencer Jones
I'm a little confused. When the Thebans first won against the Spartans, you said that it was the only time in history they had lost against a smaller force. But then when the Thebans went to war again with Spartans, the Spartans also lost to a smaller force. Did you mean the only time the Spartans lost a WAR against a smaller force? Or did you mean a battle?
Martin Verran
I Assume this is the Sacred Band of Thebes wiped out by Alexander the Great during the Battle of Chaeronea?
