The Sacred Band -Two

About this episode

This episode explores the workings of Thebes' Sacred Band and features stories of Spartan King Agesilaus and a warlord named Jason.

This week, on Tales we return to Thebes, to see how their Sacred Band is working out for them. We learn a little bit about Spartan King Agesilaus’ lost love, and we meet a warlord named Jason. This is part two of a three parter. Content warnings: historical ableism, homophobic attitudes, warfare, assassination, battlefield death, executions and forced displacement. Sources Include: James Romm’s ‘The Sacred Band’Plutarch’s ‘Lives…’ Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly. Tales of History and Imagination can be found on… | Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

People in this episode

Host: Simone Whitlow

Topics covered

• The Sacred Band
• Thebes
• Spartan history
• warfare
• assassination
• historical ableism

Keywords

• Sacred Band
• Thebes
• Agesilaus
• Jason
• warfare
• historical ableism
• assassination

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Sacred Band, Lives…

Places: Thebes

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