$15.95
does not include shipping
Game Design: Roberto
Chiavini
Graphics: Bruce Yearian
Development: Paul Rohrbaugh
Playtesting:
Brian Brennan, Luigi Caruso, Andrea Chiavini,
Paolo Poli,
and
Paul Rohrbaugh
Mounted counters are available for an additional $5.00
Two 11" x 17"
maps | 4 page rules book | 1 Reference Card |
Set of 14 Cards | 160 single sided unit counters
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The Glory that was Greece
is a series of games depicting several
battles from the ancient world. The games
are introductory in level and complexity,
designed for fun and competitive play, while
also depicting the history of the battles.
This first volume in the series depicts the
battles of Leuctra
and Mantineia.
After the Peloponnesian War,
Sparta
was the uncontested military leader of the
Greek poleis. For almost three
decades the Spartans were considered nearly
invincible in an open field battle due to
the strength and tactical organization of
their hoplites.
Beginning in 378 BC a coalition of cities
from the northern part of Greece, led by
Athens and Thebes, began to challenge
Spartan power and for a short period of
time, under the leadership of two great
generals, Pelopidas and Epaminondas, the
small city of Thebes achieved a lasting
place in ancient history, making the
acropolis of their city (called Cadmea and
for a long time subject to the control of a
Spartan garrison) a sort of paladin of
freedom against Lacedaemonian power.
This game’s
battles,
Leuctra and Mantineia, depict
the rise and fall of this short "empire",
serving as an eulogy to one of the greatest
military leaders of all time, Epaminondas.
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