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Pelopidas

Commander of the Sacred Band

Pelopidas was a Greek strategos active in the 4th c. BC during the Classical period based in Thebes. Was killed in battle.

Historical Note

Commander of the Sacred Band — 150 pairs of lovers who fought as one and were never beaten — until Chaeronea, where they were annihilated to the last man.

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