The elite 300-strong infantry unit that crushed the Spartan line at Leuctra was known as what?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Sacred Band
Answer: The Sacred Band. Why not the others: "The Immortals" were the elite 10,000-man royal imperial bodyguard of the Persian kings; "The Silver Shields" were veteran Macedonian hypaspists who fought under Alexander and Eumenes; "The Companions" were the elite aristocratic heavy cavalry of the Macedonian kings.
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