Pelopidas
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Pelopidas returned to Thebes, having extended her ascendency over both Thessaly and Macedonia.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
Nor is any attempt made to appraise the policy of the great Theban leaders, Pelopidas and Epaminondas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Many Thessalian cities, hostile to Alexander, the son of Jason, invoked the aid of Thebes, and Pelopidas was sent into Thessaly with an army, who took Larissa and various other cities under his protection.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
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 John Lord
Pelop. xxi, where Pelopidas, in rejecting the idea of a human sacrifice, says: 'No high and more than human beings could be pleased with so barbarous and unlawful a sacrifice.
From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Gilbert Murray
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