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The Sacred Band of Thebes: Lovers in War
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite military unit of 150 male couples that dominated Greek battlefields for decades. Discover how the band was formed by the Theban commander Gorgidas in 378 BCE, why the philosopher Plato's ideas about lovers fighting together influenced its creation, and how the unit crushed Spartan power at the Battle of Leuctra under Epaminondas and Pelopidas. Lucas explains the band's unique structure, its devastating oblique formation, and the legends surrounding its final stand at the Battle of Chaeronea against Philip II…
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