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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="G"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="gorgidas-bio-1" n="gorgidas_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Go'rgidas</surname></persName></head><p>(<persName xml:lang="grc"><surname full="yes">Γοργίδας</surname></persName>), a Theban, of the
      party of Epameinondas and Pelopidas. When the first step had been taken towards the recovery
      of the Cadmeia from the Spartan garrison in <date when-custom="-379">B. C. 379</date>, and Archias
      and Leontiades were slain, Epameinondas and Gorgidas came forward and joined Pelopidas and his
      confederates, solemnly introducing them into the Theban assembly, and calling on the people to
      fight for their country and their gods. (<bibl n="Plut. Pel. 12">Plut. Pel. 12</bibl>.) In the
      next year, <date when-custom="-378">B. C. 378</date>, Gorgidas and Pelopidas were Boeotarchs
      together, and Plutarch ascribes to them the plan of tampering with Sphodrias, the Spartan
      harmost, whom Cleombrotus had left at Thespiae, to induce him to invade Attica, and so to
      embroil the Athenians with Lacedaemon. (<bibl n="Plut. Pel. 14">Plut. Pel. 14</bibl>, <hi rend="ital">Ages.</hi> 24; <bibl n="Xen. Hell. 5.4">Xen. Hell. 5.4</bibl>. §§ 20,
      &amp;c.; comp. <bibl n="Diod. 15.29">Diod. 15.29</bibl>.) </p><byline>[<ref target="author.E.E">E.E</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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