At the battle of Chaeronea (CARE-oh-NAY-uh), Philip II of Macedon, a former prisoner in this city, defeated its elite unit of 300 gay lovers, the Sacred Band.
It's not Thasos, but according to Pausanias, an athlete from this city called Kleitomachus (KLI-toh-MACK-us) won pankration (pan-KRA-tee-on), boxing, and wrestling at the Isthmian Games. Forces from here were victorious after the enemy, lacking distinctive shields, turned on each other in an early case of friendly fire, resulting in a victory for Pagondas (puh-GONE-duss) at the Battle of Delium. This city's tension with Athens grew after Athens declared support for its regional rival (*) Plataea. As a result, this city sided with Sparta during the Peloponnesian War, but later defeated them with an oblique formation at the battles of Tegyra (tuh-JEE-ruh) and Leuctra (LEWK-truh) under a leader who later died at Mantinea (MAN-tin-AY-uh). At the battle of Chaeronea (CARE-oh-NAY-uh), Philip II of Macedon, a former prisoner in this city, defeated its elite unit of 300 gay lovers, the Sacred Band. For 10 points, name this Greek city once led by Epaminondas (EPP-uh-min-NON-dus), a frequent leader of the Boeotian League, which according to legend, was founded by Cadmus.
It's not Thasos, but according to Pausanias, an athlete from this city called Kleitomachus (KLI-toh-MACK-us) won pankration (pan-KRA-tee-on), boxing, and wrestling at the Isthmian Games.
Thebes