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The sacred band of thebes lives on, a world away, in this mythic no. The sacred band of thebes lives on, a world away, in this mythic novel of love in war in ancient times. In 338 bce, during the battle of chaeronea that results in the massacre of the sacred band of thebes, the legendary tempus and his stepson cavalry rescue twentythree pairs of theban sacred banders, paired lovers and friends, to fight on other days. The sacred band of thebes was a troop of select soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male.

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The rise and the fall of the sacred band of thebes by g. In the year 338 bc on the plain of chaeronea, a war was fought between the allied armies of thebes and athens against the might of macedon, ruled by king philip and his son alexander the great. Til of the sacred band of thebes who were 300 elite. Buy the sacred band by morris, janet, morris, chris from amazons fiction books store. As you approach the city you see a common grave of the thebans who were killed in the struggle against philip. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is an army that stood undefeated until they met king philip and his son alexander the great in a great battle that wiped them all out. The rise and fall of the sacred band of thebes by g. This book presents nothing new, and presents it without enough muscle or force of narrative. While the story of the sacred band of thebes is well known and the band itself is mentioned in almost every history of greece, there exists no complete chronological account of its formation, activities, and eventual destruction. It was annihilated by philip ii of macedon in the battle of chaeronea in 338 bc. The rise and the fall of the sacred band of thebes. Ancient greek superpower the spartan army, confronts the three hundred warriors of the sacred band of thebes.

The sacred band of stepsons is a fictional ancient cavalry unit created by janet morris and based on the historical sacred band of thebes, an elite strike force of paired lovers and. The sacred band of thebes was a troop of select soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male lovers which formed the elite force of the theban army in the 4th century bc, ending spartan domination. This book immerses you into the lives of people in ancient greece, lives of homosexual male couples making up a very famous greek army, the sacred band of thebes. The baen hardcover and science fiction book club publication of beyond wizardwall completed publication of the trilogy. The sacred band of thebes was a troop of picked soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male lovers which formed the elite force of the theban army in the 4th century bc. Louis crompton argues that male love and military prowess went hand in hand in classical greece. During the battle of chaeronia, they stood and fought to the death while their comrades ran. In 338 bce, during the battle of chaeronea that results in. The sacred band of thebes lives on, a world away, in this mythic epic of love in war in ancient times. In 338 bce, during the battle of chaeronea that results in the massacre of the sacred band of thebes, the legendary tempus and his stepson cavalry rescue twentythree pairs.