In the early fourth century, Thebes, a city-state in the plains of Boeotia, suddenly rose to power through military innovations. They trashed Sparta and taught Philips of Macedon some valuable lessons for the future.

Theme: The ascendancy of Thebes

• Owen Rees, ‘Historical introduction’
• Jona Lendering, ’Plutarch of Chaeronea’ (Source)
• David Balfour, ’Epaminondas’
• Friedrich Wilhelm Miesen, ’The reenactor: a Greek hoplite.’
• Marc G. DeSantis, ‘The siege of Corcyra’
• Matthew Beazley, ’Educating Philip of Macedon’
• Roel Konijnendijk, ’The battle of Leuctra’
• Ryszard Tokarczuk, ’The Theban Sacred Band'

Features:

• Joe Hall, ’Roman military tombstones'
• Duncan Campbell, ‘Rome and China'
• Graham Sumner, ‘Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)'