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Siege of Mantinea, Epaminondas Saves Pelopidas,385 BC
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Siege of Mantinea, Epaminondas Saves Pelopidas,385 BC
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The Siege of Mantinea occurred in 385 BC, and resulted in a victory of the Spartans over the city of Mantinea, which was defeated and dismembered. Epaminondas, king of the Thebans, then fighting on the side of the Spartans, famously rescued his fellow Theban Pelopidas. Mantinea had been opposed to the Spartans in the Peloponesian War. According to Plutarch: Pelopidas, after receiving seven wounds in front, sank down upon a great heap of friends and enemies who lay dead together; but Epaminondas stood forth to defend his body and his arms, and fought desperately, single-handed against many, determined to die rather than leave Pelopidas lying there. Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls, 1900 (cropped and cleaned).
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3274 x 4800 px | 45.0 MB
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27.7 x 40.6 cm | 10.9 x 16.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
385 BC • 4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • ANCIENT • ARMIES ARMY • ARMIES • ARMY • BATTLEFIELD • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • EPAMINONDAS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • GREEK • HISTORY • MAN • MEN • PELOPIDAS • PERSONALITY • SIEGE OF MANTINEA • SPARTAN • THEBAN
