古德明英语军事小故事：同性恋兵团(中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。同性恋兵团
after defeating its rival athens in the fifth century bc, sparta became the most powerful city in greece. nevertheless, the vaunted spartan army was defeated by thebes in 371 bc at the battle of leuctra. the turning point in the battle came when an elite theban military unit broke the spartan right wing.
famed for its fighting ability, this military unit was known as the sacred band, and consisted of 150 homosexual couples. the idea was that every man in the band would be motivated to fight to his maximum ability to protect his lover and to avoid shaming himself in front of his lover. it worked. the band was undefeated for more than 30 years. when it was finally overcome by the macedonians, every man in the band was unwilling to surrender, and fought to the death.
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