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A monument to this battle was restored by a secret society of homosexual men founded by George Cecil Ives. The 254 bodies found under that four-meter-tall lion (15[1])statue were likely casualties of this battle whose corpses caused the opposing leader to weep. In the lead-up to this battle, its winner rebuilt Eletea to gain Phocian allies and expelled Amphissa’s citizens to support Delphi in the Fourth Sacred War. A golden crown was controversially awarded to an (*) orator for gaining an ally on this battle’s losing side. In this battle, the winning commander’s 18-year-old son personally led an attack destroying the Sacred Band. The League of Corinth was founded after the defeat of Demosthenes and Thebes at this battle. For 10 points, name this 338 BC battle in Boeotia (“bee-OH-sha”) that allowed Philip II of Macedon to unite Greece. ■END■

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