Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer
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The Death of a Mercenary Commander
In the 4th century, a mercenary named thibron assassinated his paymaster Harpalus. Thibrone was emboldened by his high standing with the mercenaries harpalus lackluster leadership and his own ambitions. He proclaimed himself the new leader of the mercenary expedition, securing their loyalty through gifts and promises of future riches. Within no time at all, the ton had risen to a prominent position on the mediterranean stage. Around six thousand grizzled veterans stood ready to serve, expecting profitable conquest. They were exiles, suppliants, banished from their place of birth, far away from their home city. It was not to the north, neither in greece nor the ege
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