Book & podcast collection

The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom

byJames Romm

In The Sacred Band, James Romm presents a historical account centered on three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of history and social science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Scribner

Publication date

Jun 08, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

288

ISBN

9781501198014