Monday, February 20, 2006

Sacred Band of Thebes

Q. Who were the hardest, toughest, meanest dudes in Ancient Greece?

A. 300 Gays from thebes. (according to Phil of Macedon, & his lad, Alex)

No jokes about hitting you with thier handbags, please, these guys really were the best.
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Memorial to the Sacred Band of Thebes at Chaeronea, marking the communal grave (πολυανδρειον / polyandreîon) in which they were buried. Philip II of Macedon erected the tribute to commemorate the bravery of the conquered batallion

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