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The elite 300-soldier Theban force Jiang treats as the secret of Thebes's military power and as Philip's training model.
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Sacred Band of Thebes
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "They become his mentors. Okay? So what makes Thebes so effective is the idea of the Sacred Band of Thebes. This is the secret..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "They become his mentors. Okay? So what makes Thebes so effective is the idea of the Sacred Band of Thebes. This is the secret..."
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"They become his mentors. Okay? So what makes Thebes so effective is the idea of the Sacred Band of Thebes. This is the secret..."
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"...they're all dead. Okay? So that is the major innovation of Thebes at this time. Okay? And from the best generals of Thebes, okay,..."
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"...him. So in Tyrrhenia, the two nations that opposed him are Thebes and Athens. But at this time, the problem is the great generals..."
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"...basically sacrificed themselves so the other army, the other soldiers of Thebes could escape. Okay? And so the sacred band of Thebes was forever..."
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