Pelopidas - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 379 Bc: Encyclopedia - 379 Bc
379 BC - Events. The occupying Spartan garrison at Thebes is driven out by Pelopidas and Epaminondas. 379 BC - Births. 379 BC - De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boeotia: Encyclopedia - Boeotia
Boeotia or Beotia (World Book «bee OH shuh») (Greek Βοιωτια; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the central are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loeb Classical Library: Encyclopedia Ii - Loeb Classical Library - Volumes Published
(from [1]) A tip for readers: The listings of Loeb volumes at online bookstores vary considerably. If you want to buy a volume, it is pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parallel Lives: Encyclopedia Ii - Parallel Lives - Biographies
Plutarch structured his Lives by alternating lives of famous Greeks ("Grecians") with those of famous Romans. After such a set of two (so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Political Aspects
The state benefitted from these relationships, according to the statements of ancient writers. The friendship functioned as a restraint o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Ii Of Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Ii Of Macedon - Life
Born in Pella, Philip was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Eurydice. In his youth, (ca. 368 BC–365 BC) Philip was a hostage in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Society
The distinguishing features of ancient Greek society were the division between free and slave, the differing roles of men and women, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thebes Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Thebes Greece - History
The record of the earliest days of Thebes was preserved among the Greeks in an abundant mass of legends which rival the myths of Troy in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - The 360s Bc
Epaminondas - First Invasion of the Peloponnese. For about a year after the victory at Leuctra, Epaminondas occupied himself with conso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece - In The Military
The Sacred Band of Thebes, a separate military unit reserved only for homosexuals, is usually considered as the prime example of how the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loeb Classical Library: Encyclopedia Ii - Loeb Classical Library - Volumes Published
(from [1]) A tip for readers: The listings of Loeb volumes at online bookstores vary considerably. If you want to buy a volume, it is pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece - Greek City-states
Homosexuality among males in the militaries and warriors of ancient Greek city-states were documented by many historians throughout the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Persian Wars
In Ionia (the modern Aegean coast of Turkey) the Greek cities, which included great centres such as Miletus and Halicarnassus, were unabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece - Examples
Homosexuality in ancient Greece - Warriors. Notable ancient Greek warriors who had same-sex love relationships: Aristomenes - Prince o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece - Examples
Homosexuality in the militaries of ancient Greece - Warriors. Notable ancient Greek warriors who had same-sex love relationships: Aris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loeb Classical Library: Encyclopedia Ii - Loeb Classical Library - Reception
Although some serious classicists spurn the Loebs (which have only a minimal apparatus criticus) as amateurish, and many non-classicists,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The immediate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Youth Education And Personal Life
Epaminondas' father Polymnis was an impoverished scion of an old Theban noble family. Nonetheless, in Epaminondas' youth he was provided ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece - Sapphic Love
Sappho, a poet from the island of Lesbos, was mistress of a school of girls and wrote love poems to many of her young students, with whom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Legacy
Extant biographies of Epaminondas universally describe him as one of the most talented men produced by the Greek city-states in their fin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - 371 Bc
Epaminondas - Peace Conference of 371. No source states exactly when Epaminondas was first elected a Boeotarch, but by 371 BC he was in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece - Love Between Adult Men
Many believe the first recorded appearance of such desire was in the Iliad (800 BC). The intentions of the Iliad have been a subject of m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The immediate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Early Career
Epaminondas lived at a particularly turbulent point in Greek and Theban history. Following the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Historical Record
Even though Epaminondas was a historically significant figure of his time there is comparatively little information about his life availa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Influence On Literature And The Arts
Poets write of pederasty from the earliest eras to the end of the Hellenistic era. Five philosophical dialogues debate its ethical implic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Spartan And Theban Dominance
The end of the Peloponnesian War left Sparta the master of Greece, but the narrow outlook of the Spartan warrior elite did not suit them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Rise Of Macedon
The Kingdom of Macedon was formed in the 7th century BC out of northern Greek tribes. They played little part in Greek politics before th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Conquests Of Alexander
Philip was succeeded by his 20-year-old son Alexander, who immediately set out to carry out his father's plans. He travelled to Corinth w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Dominance Of Athens
The Persian Wars ushered in a century of Athenian dominance of Greek affairs. Athens was the unchallenged master of the sea, and also the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Origins
The Greeks are believed to have migrated southward into the Balkan peninsula in several waves beginning in the late 3rd millennium BC, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Rise Of Hellas
In the 8th century BC Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages which followed the fall of the Mycenaean civilization. Literacy had been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Social And Political Conflict
The Greek cities were originally monarchies, although many of them were very small and the term "King" (basileus) for their rulers is mis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Persian Wars
In Ionia (the modern Aegean coast of Turkey) the Greek cities, which included great centres such as Miletus and Halicarnassus, were unabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The proximate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Sexual Aspects
Ancient sources suggest a range of sexual activity. Cicero, describing Spartan customs, suggests that relations were expected to stop sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Religious Aspects
Myths provide more than fifty examples of young men who were the lovers of gods (Sergent). Poets and traditions ascribe Zeus, Poseidon, A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Modern Scholarship
The ethical views held in those societies (such as Athens, Thebes, Crete, Sparta, Elis, and others) on the practice of pederasty have bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Educational And Military Aspects
Ancient writers, as well as modern historians such as Bruce Thronton, hold that the goal of paiderastia was pedagogical, the channeling o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Social Aspects
Pederastic relationships were dyadic mentorships. These mentorships were sanctioned by the state, as evidenced by laws mandating and cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loeb Classical Library: Encyclopedia Ii - Loeb Classical Library - Reception
Although some serious classicists spurn the Loebs (which have only a minimal apparatus criticus) as amateurish, and many non-classicists,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - History
The ancient Greeks of the pederastic city-states were the first to describe, study, systematize, and establish pederasty as an institutio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Philosophical Discourses
Socrates, Plato, and Xenophon described the inspirational powers of love between men though decrying its physical expression. Upon the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Ii Of Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Ii Of Macedon - Philip's Assassination
The murder happened in October of that year, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the kingdom. The occasion was the marriage between Alexande...   » Read the article