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The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
Maybe someday
48
/100
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Readers
44/100Critics
53/100Scholars
Author:
James Romm
Publisher:
Scribner
Date:
June 8, 2021
The saga of the greatest military corps of Ancient Greece, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.
What The Reviewers Say
The product of a NEH Public Scholars Fellowship, the work is presented in a straightforward manner for a general audience. Romm covers necessary background for the era as well as details of major players. The most striking features are the illustrations made of the remains found at the burial site of the last members of the Band.
A vivid portrait of ancient Thebes.
A brisk account of the city-state of Thebes focused on the Sacred Band, an elite fighting force made up of 150 'male couples, stationed in pairs such that each man fought beside his beloved.'.
