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27 relations: Alexander of Pherae, Ancient Thessaly, Arcadia, Athens, Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), Battle of Leuctra, Battle of Tegyra, Boeotarch, Butterfly, Citadel, Epaminondas, Genus, Grass skippers, Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Mantineia, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Oblique order, Oligarchy, Orchomenus (Boeotia), Pelopidas (skipper), Philip II of Macedon, Plutarch, Ptolemy of Aloros, Sacred Band of Thebes, Sparta, Theban hegemony, Thebes, Greece.
Alexander of Pherae
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) was tagus or despot of Pherae in Thessaly, and ruled from 369 to 358 BC.
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Ancient Thessaly
Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Θετταλία) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece.
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Arcadia
Arcadia (Αρκαδία, Arkadía) is one of the regional units of Greece.
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Athens
Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.
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Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC)
At the Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), the Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a battle in which Pelopidas was killed; nevertheless, the Thebans won.
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Battle of Leuctra
The Battle of Leuctra (Λεῦκτρα, Leûktra) was a battle fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by Thebans and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the post-Corinthian War conflict.
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Battle of Tegyra
The Battle of Tegyra (375 BC) (also known as the Battle of Tegyrae)Plutarch, was an ancient Greek battle between Theban and Spartan hoplite forces.
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Boeotarch
Boeotarch (Βοιωτάρχης, Boiotarches) was the title of the chief officers of the Boeotian Confederacy, founded in 379 BC after a rebellion freed the cities of Boeotia from Spartan dominance.
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Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.
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Citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city.
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Epaminondas
Epaminondas (Ἐπαμεινώνδας, Epameinondas; d. 362 BC) was a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a pre-eminent position in Greek politics.
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Genus
A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.
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Grass skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae.
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Macedonia or Macedon (Μακεδονία, Makedonía) was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.
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Mantineia
Mantineia (also Mantinea; Μαντίνεια; also Koine Greek Ἀντιγόνεια Antigoneia) was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history.
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (c. 268 – 208 BC), five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War.
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Oblique order
The oblique order is a military tactic whereby an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank.
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Oligarchy
Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.
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Orchomenus (Boeotia)
Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός Orchomenos), the setting for many early Greek myths, is best known as a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods.
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Pelopidas (skipper)
Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies.
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Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon (Φίλιππος Β΄ ὁ Μακεδών; 382–336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from until his assassination in.
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Plutarch
Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos,; c. CE 46 – CE 120), later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος) was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia.
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Ptolemy of Aloros
Ptolemy of Aloros (Πτολεμαῖος), was sent by King Amyntas III of Macedon as an envoy to Athens c. 375–373 BC.
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Sacred Band of Thebes
The Sacred Band of Thebes (Ancient Greek: Λόχος, Hieròs Lókhos) was a troop of select soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male lovers which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC.
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Sparta
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.
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Theban hegemony
The Theban hegemony lasted from the Theban victory over the Spartans at Leuctra in 371 BC to their defeat of a coalition of Peloponnesian armies at Mantinea in 362 BC, though Thebes sought to maintain its position until finally eclipsed by the rising power of Macedon in 346 BC.
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Thebes, Greece
Thebes (Θῆβαι, Thēbai,;. Θήβα, Thíva) is a city in Boeotia, central Greece.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelopidas
