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    Pelopidas (/pəˈlɒpɪdəs/; Greek: Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth...
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    Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family...
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    Walker in 1870. Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1865) - dark branded swift Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882) - great swift Pelopidas conjucta (Herrich-Schäffer...
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    Pelopidas subochracea, the large branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson described...
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    Pelopidas thrax, the pale small-branded swift, millet skipper or white branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found...
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    Pelopidas jansonis is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae). It is endemic to Japan. The larva feeds on Miseanthus (Graminea). There are...
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  • Species: B. chagwa Binomial name Borbo chagwa (Evans, 1937) Synonyms Pelopidas chagwa Evans, 1937 Pelopidas kilwa Evans, 1937 Parnara guttana Evans, 1947...
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    Pelopidas conjuncta, the conjoined swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. Male. Upperside dark olive-brown. Forewing...
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    Theban left hit the Spartan right with the Sacred Band of Thebes, led by Pelopidas, at its head. The decisive engagement was then fought between the Theban...
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    Pelopidas agna, the obscure branded swift or dark branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. In 1891, Edward Yerbury...
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  • logographer Dinarchus. He mentions the Sacred Band as being led by the general Pelopidas and, alongside Epaminondas who commanded the army of Thebes (Boeotia)...
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  • Pelopidas Iliadis (born 26 August 1949) is a Greek sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild;...
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  • Borbo fanta (redirect from Pelopidas fanta)
    Hesperiidae Genus: Borbo Species: B. fanta Binomial name Borbo fanta (Evans, 1937) Synonyms Pelopidas fanta Evans, 1937 Pelopidas fanta barnesi Evans, 1949...
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  • Borbo liana (redirect from Pelopidas liana)
    Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Genus: Borbo Species: B. liana Binomial name Borbo liana (Evans, 1937) Synonyms Pelopidas liana Evans, 1937...
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    Pelopidas lyelli, the Lyell's swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and...
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    Aristides, Agesilaus II, Pericles, Alcibiades, Nicias, Demosthenes, Pelopidas, Philopoemen, Timoleon, Dion of Syracuse, Eumenes, Alexander the Great...
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    inconclusively in 387 BC. Later, in 371 BC, the Theban generals Epaminondas and Pelopidas won a victory at the Battle of Leuctra. The result of this battle was...
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    Pelopidas assamensis, the great swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was found in the Mandai area of Singapore. The caterpillar...
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    (Rhodes, 2006) Plutarch, Pelopidas, 7 Plutarch, Pelopidas, 8–13 Plutarch, Pelopidas, 8–13; Xenophon, Hellenica, 5.4 Plutarch, Pelopidas, 8–13. For a scrutiny...
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  • (2012), Miles Gloriosus (2013), Spamolot (2014), Mamma Mia! (2015) and Los Pelópidas (2016), in addition to starring in the musicals Alice in Wonderland (2017)...
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    wars with Sparta, the Theban army, trained and led by Epaminondas and Pelopidas, proved itself formidable (see also: Sacred Band of Thebes). Years of...
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    Alexander II and Alexander of Pherae as their overlords, appealed to Pelopidas of Thebes for aid; he succeeded in recapturing Larissa and, in the peace...
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    great Theban cavalry commander Pelopidas to Pelopidas's fatal confrontation with Alexander of Pherae in 364 (Pelopidas taught Philip II of Macedon many...
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    Pelópidas Guimarães Brandão Gracindo (16 June 1911 – 4 September 1995), known as Paulo Gracindo, was a Brazilian actor. João Ninguém (1936) Tererê Não...
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  • Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Genus: Borbo Species: B. sirena Binomial name Borbo sirena (Evans, 1937) Synonyms Pelopidas sirena Evans, 1937...
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    companion. Plutarch, describing the Theban Sacred Band in his life of Pelopidas, said "It is a tradition likewise that Iolaus, who assisted Hercules in...
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    compared to some of his near contemporaries (e.g. Philip II of Macedon and Pelopidas). One principal reason for this is the loss of Plutarch's biography of...
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    a similar "Kings Peace". Thebes sent Pelopidas to argue against them. The Great King was convinced by Pelopidas and the Theban diplomats that Thebes and...
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  • Lee Pei-yuan Chia Peirce Secondary School Pelophryne ingeri Pelopidas assamensis Pelopidas mathias Penal Code (Singapore) Pencak silat at the 2015 SEA...
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    BC), the Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a battle in which Pelopidas was killed; nevertheless...
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