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Yet more testament to Spartan testicular fortitude.

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And this was after Leuctra in 371 - when Spartan power was clearly in decline. Philip would have destroyed them (Antipater, Macedon's regent, did in 330) yet the Spartans still refused to back down.

Great story.

It's worth noting, though, that neither Philip nor Alexander bothered them.

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