58 - Agesilaus I: Persian Expedition
Cost of Glory
The Giselleus Sacrifices in Beosha
Some prominent Thebans had the gall to help a group of Athenian exiles overthrow the pro-Sparta regime. And these men were never punished by the Thebans authorities. That was 403 BC only seven years ago, and it was one of many sore spots between Sparta and Thebes. "Maybe it was no accident that he was sacrificing right here, right now, on the very turf of the one city that insulted him"
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