1) Liberator of Thebes, 379 BC 2) Theban general of 379 BC
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[skipper] Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as Branded Swifts or Millet Skippers. Polytremis kiraizana is sometimes placed here too. ==Notable species== ...
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Theban statesman and general responsible, with his friend Epaminondas, for the brief period (371–362) of Theban hegemony in mainland Greece.[2 related articles]
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(c. 410-364 BC) Theban general and statesman. When Thebes was taken by the Spartans 383 BC, Pelopidas escaped to Athens, formed a party for the liberation of the city, and forced the Spartan garrison of Thebes to...
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