Epaminondas Saves the life of Pelopidas. These two friends are celebrated for their devotion to each other. Epaminondas was a poor boy, who rose to be the leader of Thebes, and made it, by his genius, the foremost state in Greece. The young nobleman, Pelopiodas, was his friend from youth and became his ablest general. It was before either had become famous that Epaminondas stood over his wounded friend in battle, and single-hand held back a whole troop of enemy until help could reach them.

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