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SCOUT· 27%34m·2025-10-14·HistoryThe Conflict and Culture Podcast S1E3 - The Sacred Band of Thebes
Curious Canadian History
The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite military unit of 300 highly trained heavy infantry soldiers (hoplites), famously composed of 150 pairs of male lovers. Formed in the 4th century BCE the Thebans, who came from a uniquely gay-tolerant society, believed that soldiers would fight more ferociously to protect their…
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