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60 - Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers

Cost of Glory

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The Legend of Isidos, the Son of Phibidos,

The Plutarch recounts a story about the son of Phibidos. He was naked as he was without either defensive armor or clothing for he had just anointed his body with oil. The Spartans put up a trophy right by the houses on the outskirts of town where they thought they never would. But it's better than what could have happened. Epaminondas lets his men eat and rest, And his night falls at G.C. Lays his reinforcements arrive at Sparta from Mantonea.

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