Daily Question 117

The organisation whose flag is depicted in 1, has as its motto what was also the motto of the man who is the center of attention in 2. It was based on an earlier group, which in turn was decimated by the people in 3 and honored by the monument in 4.

Well, you know what to do...






The Sacred Band was a battalion founded by Alexander Ypsilantis at the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, in February 1821 in Wallachia, now part of Romania.

The flag of the battalion held the greek inscription (In this sign, you will conquer), motto of the Roman emperor and founder of the Byzantine Empire Constantine the Great, who is also portrayed in the flag with his mother Helena of Constantinople.

It was named after the Sacred Band of Thebes, a troop of picked soldiers, numbering 150 age-structured pairs, which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. It was organised by the Theban commander Gorgidas in 378 BC and played a crucial role in the Battle of Leuctra. It was completely annihilated, however, by Alexander the Great under Philip II of Macedon in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.

The last pic is the Lion of Chaeronea.

Cracked only by r123. Well done!!