The Sacred Band of Thebes (Ancient Greek: , ) was an elite heavy infantry of select soldiers consisting of 150 pairs of male couples, 300 men total, organised by age that formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. It was annihilated by Philip II of Macedon and young Alexander the Great in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
thumb|The ruins of [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|ancient Theban citadel of Cadmea]]