The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite unit of the Theban army comprised of 150 gay male couples totaling 300 men. They were formed under the leadership of Gorgidas but first achieved fame under the general Pelopidas. They remained invincible from 378-338 BCE when the entire troop fell together at the Battle of Chaeronea.
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378 BCEFormation of the Sacred Band of Thebes and its first engagement in combat.
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375 BCEThe Sacred Band of Thebes is victorious at the Battle of Tegyra.
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371 BCEThe Sacred Band of Thebes is victorious at the Battle of Leuctra.
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338 BCEThe Sacred Band of Thebes is destroyed to a man at the Battle of Chaeronea.
