Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is James Romm The Title is The Sacred Band : Three Hundred Theban Lovers and the Last Days of Greek Freedom Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 320. Category - History Product Description - From classicist James Romm comes a "striking...fascinating" Booklist deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great's destruction of Thebes-and the saga of the greatest military corps of the time, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers. The 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 women's clothing, they cut down the agents of Sparta, the state that had cowed much of Greece with its military might. To counter the Spartans, this group of patriots would form the Sacred Band, a corps whose history plays out against a backdrop of Theban democracy, of desperate power struggles between leading city-states, and the new prominence of eros, sexual love, in Greek public life. After four decades without a defeat, the Sacred Band was annihilated by the forces of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander in the Battle of Chaeronea-extinguishing Greek liberty for two thousand years. Buried on the battlefield where they fell, they were rediscovered in 1880-some skeletons still in pairs, with arms linked together. From violent combat in city streets to massive clashes on open ground, from ruthless tyrants to bold women who held their era in thrall, The Sacred Band recounts "in fluent, accessible prose" The Wall Street Journal the twists and turns of a crucial historical moment: the end of the treasured freedom of ancient Greece. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167510927
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Book Title: Sacred Band : Three Hundred Theban Lovers and the Last Days of Greek Freedom
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Lgbt Studies / General, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece)
Item Height: 1.1 in
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Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 10.1 Oz
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: James Romm
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