The Sacred Band : Three Hundred Theban Lovers and the Last Days of Greek Freedom

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The Sacred Band : Three Hundred Theban Lovers and the Last Days of Greek FreedomThe story of the Sacred Band, an elite 300 man corps recruited from pairs of lovers, highlights a chaotic era of ancient Greek history, four decades marked by battles, ideological disputes, and the rise of vicious strongmen. At stake was freedom, democracy, and the fate of Thebes, at this time the leading power of the Greek world. The tale begins in 379 BC, with a group of Theban patriots sneaking into occupied Thebes. Disguised in womens clothing,

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Τελικά βρίσκει την ευκαιρία του –και είναι πράγματι το τέλειο έγκλημα

γράφτηκε δηλαδή την επαύριο

η νέα νέμεση της Ελίζαμπεθ την επισκέπτεται προσφέροντάς της μια φονική αποστολή: να σκοτώσει ή να σκοτωθεί… Ενώ η υπόθεσή τους δεν είναι πλέον για το αρχείο

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