Pelopidas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Among these was Pelopidas, who resolved to free his country from the Spartan yoke.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
Returning to Thessaly next year at the head of an army he procured the liberation of Pelopidas from the tyrant Alexander of Pherae without striking a blow.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
Some of the greatest achievements of Epaminondas and Pelopidas are passed over in silence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
The Thebans then sent an army into Thessaly to rescue Pelopidas.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
When the Cadmea was taken, he was undistinguished, and his rare merits were only known to Pelopidas and his friends.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
