Hoplite of the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite force of 300 soldiers. It played a crucial role in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, ending Spartan domination. Annihilated by Philip II of Macedon in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
Theban Hoplite, first half of the IV-th c. BC pic.twitter.com/T6G1YHO0Np

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