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59 - Agesilaus II: The Spartan Supremacy

Cost of Glory

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The Gisallius of Sparta

Plutarch tells the story of Sparta's Gisallius and his battle against Thebans. He says a year or two into the new Biosha campaign, he falls victim to his own age. Plutarch: With him on the brink of death, a bitter war is not the time you want to lose your strongest leader. And in a GisAllius's absence, the Thebans get bolder and warning signs start to manifest.

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