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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A village of ancient Greece southwest of Thebes. It was the site of a major Spartan defeat by the Thebans (371 BC).
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- noun Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece
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Cleombrotus lost no time, and with a military skill which Spartans rarely showed he evaded the pass which Epaminondas held, followed a narrow mountain-track, captured Creusis, the port of Thebes, with twelve war-ships in the harbor, and then marched to a place called Leuctra, within an easy march of Thebes, yet which left open communication with
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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Philip was fortunate to be assigned to the household of the Theban general Pammenes, who was a great friend of Epaminondas, the victor of Leuctra.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Philip was fortunate to be assigned to the household of the Theban general Pammenes, who was a great friend of Epaminondas, the victor of Leuctra.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They had been crucial in the defeat of the Spartans at Leuctra and were the finest soldiers Greece had ever produced.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They had been crucial in the defeat of the Spartans at Leuctra and were the finest soldiers Greece had ever produced.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They had been crucial in the defeat of the Spartans at Leuctra and were the finest soldiers Greece had ever produced.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Philip was fortunate to be assigned to the household of the Theban general Pammenes, who was a great friend of Epaminondas, the victor of Leuctra.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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For instance, beginning with their victory over the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, the Thebans enjoyed substantial hegemony for nearly a decade, only to be undone by overextension: a rematch against the Spartans at Mantineia weakened both sides, ultimately leaving Philip II of Macedon to clean up the mess.
dustbury.com » 371 2010
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For all intents and purposes, the Spartans themselves were exhausted by the Peloponnesian War and finished off at Leuctra.
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In 371, the Theban commander Epaminondas defeated the Spartans at Leuctra, and later, he invaded the Peloponnese, where he liberated the helots of Messenia.
OpEdNews - Diary: Palestinians in Gaza, the Modern Helots 2008
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