Pelopidas
Americannoun
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It was while Pelopidas was engaged in his Thessalian campaign, that a conspiracy against the power of Thebes took place in the second city of Bœotia—Orchomenus, on Lake Copais.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
Pelopidas was now sent to Thessaly to secure the recognition of the headship of Thebes; but in the execution of his mission he was seized and detained by Alexander of Pheræ.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
Among these was Pelopidas, who resolved to free his country from the Spartan yoke.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The practical outcome of these national institutions in the chief town of Bœotia was the formation of the so-called Sacred Band, or Band of Lovers, upon whom Pelopidas relied in his most perilous operations.
From A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion by Symonds, John Addington
The successes of Pelopidas and Epaminondas had effectually weakened the power of Sparta.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
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