Elite 300 that broke Spartan Invincibility | Sacred Band of Thebes

There was a time when 150 pairs of male lovers, fought on the battlefield, fuel by their love for each other, and male Eros, they defeated the invincibility of the Spartan. They were the elite 300, The Sacred Band of Thebes. What makes them so powerful, and why was their legacy short-lived? Today we will explore the infamous ancient Theban elite.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Sacred Band History
1:14 Weapons and Equipments
2:02 Facts or Myth?
3:19 Training
3:41 Sacred Band Vs Spartan Hoplite Vs Modern ******* ******
5:21 Diet
5:48 375 BC Shock Troop
6:22 Battle that Sacred Band make its name
7:20 Final Note
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Reference
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_the_militaries_of_ancient_Greece
hellenicnews.com/male-eros-and-the-sacred-band-of-thebes/
worldhistory.org/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes/
neh.gov/article/lovers-and-soldiers
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[@libertyprime2013]

Wish they got more fame than they do

[@TeamPastEcho]

Totally agree.. too much emphasis is on the Spartan.

[@indissolubilisociavit6560]

I don't think ancient greeks knew about protein that much, and you meant to say they had a "high caloric focused" diet not a high protein (although could have been)... the ancient roman gladiators focused on oils and seeds as they believed that it aids in such an occupation (I'm not a historian so prove me wrong)

[@TeamPastEcho]

Good insight. Appreciate that