It only takes a few people to change the course of history

With the right motivation and preparation, a few men can do great things.
numerical limitation is that part of the equation. This fact is illustrated
by a story that appears brief biography of Cornelius Nepos appointed
commander of a Theban Pelopidas.
In 382 BC. BC Spartan commander Phoebidas took possession of a fortress
called Theban Cadmea. The Spartans were actually invited to do so by a
political faction in Thebes who wanted to win his opponents on the
leverage; bringing a foreign military force seemed a quick way to achieve
this. Phoebidas was happy to oblige; General welcome opportunities to take
strong. But the Spartan government had not allowed to do, and when they
discovered that he had exceeded his commission, stripped him of his
command. However, they are not to return the fortress Cadmea Thebes; in
fact, they have accelerated their efforts to set up a puppet government
Theban.

The reason is that Sparta had started seeing Thebes as his future rival.
Now that Athens was under Spartan control in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta
no other face serious rivals in the Greek-speaking world. While the Theban
Sparta stacked with government supporters and tools that would do his
bidding. The Thebans who were reluctant to align with the new order were
either exiled or murdered. One of the men was exiled Pelopidas; and he,
along with many others, moved to Athens and began planning a way to free
Thebes from Spartan domination.
They kept communication with friendly Thebans back with the house a variety
of ways. When the time for action has come, they made their move. The day
they chose was a festival called the Festival aphrodisia; it was a day when
the local magistrates were to meet at a banquet. Apparently Pelopidas were
only about twelve men with him; yet, according to Nepos, "has never been a
shaky start produced a complete reversal of such power. "But under the
right circumstances, even a very small number of men can set in motion a
chain of events that can reshape history. Arrogant, bullying powers can
seem invincible, in fact, be more vulnerable than they appear. Much of the
power is based on perception; and when the myth is broken, is power.
Pelopidas knew that his first task was to get himself Thebes. He and his
twelve men left Athens in disguise; to move freely through the Greek
countryside, they pretended they were national hunters. They dressed as a
country residents have brought hunting dogs, nets and other such equipment.
When they arrived at Thebes they hid in the home of a sympathizer named
Charon.
It was not long before news of the return of Pelopidas circulate around
town. This information has even reached the ears of the magistrates who ran
the government collaborationist Spartan; but they thought more to prepare
for the next festival, they gave the report short notice. Arrogant and
confident in their perceived safety, they have taken no steps to seek
Pelopidas and arrested. Even more amazing, they provided written
information that betrayed details of Pelopidas plans to overthrow the
puppet regime.

We are told that the chief magistrate crazy-named Archias arrogant is so
absorbed in his banquet, handed a sealed letter containing details of the
plot Pelopidas. But he took no action; he would not even read the
letter. "I'll put this important issue tomorrow (In crastinum Differo
Severas res), he said. then he stuffed the letter into his shirt and
continued his celebration. His blithe dismissal of the danger approach is
incredible, but nevertheless attested by the facts.
Archias the lack of action proved to be a fatal mistake. For the coup
Pelopidas was to start that night; he had taken a holiday on the assumption
that judges would have lowered their guard at that time. Overnight, Archias
and all his associates were seized and put to death. A signal was then
given to a general uprising to take place across the city; unprepared, the
Spartan garrison was disarmed and ejected from Thebes. Once this was
accomplished, Pelopidas and his men took their revenge on those who had
sold their city to foreigners: some were exiled, and others were executed.
Such is the story told by the Roman historian Cornelius Nepos. Under the
right circumstances, small groups of devoted men can become the vanguard
for significant change. Paucity in numbers may never be used as a crutch
for inaction.
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