Pelopidas (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Pelopidas/ #History #BattleofLeuctra #Epaminondas #Pelopidas

Thebes is a town in central Greece which has been continuously inhabited for five millennia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Thebes_(Greece)/ #History #AgesilausII #CratesofThebes #Epaminondas

The Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE gave Thebes a decisive victory over Sparta and established Thebes as the most powerful city-state in Greece. https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Leuctra/ #History #AgesilausII #BattleofLeuctra #Epaminondas

I have been thinking about this book for years, and I could not remember what it was called but I remembered the story, the lovely kid and the amazing illustrations. Last night I found it, and it is even more beautiful than I remember it being. Oh my heart! It is Epaminondas Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/2014/02/epaminondas-illustrated-by-trina-schart.html

#Epaminondas #illustration