Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers
Agesilaus, old King of Sparta, faces his final enemy, and greatest foe of all: the Theban commander Epaminondas.
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Key People:
Agesilaus, king of Sparta
Demaratus, king of Sparta
Artaxerxes, King of Persia
Epaminondas, Theban Statesman
Pelopidas, Theban Statesman
Antalcidas
Xenophon, the Philosopher-warrior
Gryllus, son of Xenophon
Nectanebo, Pharaoh of Egypt
Menelaus, king of Sparta
Key Places:
Sparta
Thebes
Leuctra
Athens
Corinth
Arcadia
Mantinea
Tegea
Elis
Achaea
Mt. Taygetos
Eurotas River
Messenia
Kalamata
Messene
Mt. Ithome
Pamisos River / Valley
Megalopolis
Olympia
Egypt
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