- battle of Leuctra
- nounThebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece• Syn: ↑Leuctra• Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
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Battle of Leuctra — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Leuctra partof=the post Peloponnesian War conflicts caption= date=371 BC place=Boeotia result=Decisive Theban victory combatant1=Thebes combatant2=Sparta commander1=Epaminondas commander2=Cleombrotus I … Wikipedia
Leuctra — was a village in ancient Greece, in Boeotia, seven miles southwest of Thebes. It is primarily known today as the site of the important 371 BC Battle of Leuctra in which the Thebans, under Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. The Spartan hegemony… … Wikipedia
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Mantinea partof=the post Peloponnesian War conflicts caption= date=362 BC place=Mantinea, Arcadia result=Theban victory combatant1=Thebes, Arcadia, Boeotian League combatant2=Sparta, Athens, Elis,… … Wikipedia
Leuctra — noun Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta s military supremacy in Greece • Syn: ↑battle of Leuctra • Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Leuctra, Battle of — ▪ Greek history [371 BC] (371 BC), battle fought on the plain of Leuctra (near modern Levktra) in southern Boeotia, in which a Boeotian army under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan army under King Cleombrotus. This Spartan defeat in the… … Universalium
Battle of Tegyra — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tegyra partof= caption= date=375 BC place=Near Orchomenus, Boeotia casus= territory= result=Theban victory combatant1=Thebes combatant2=Sparta commander1=Pelopidas commander2=Unknown strength1=300… … Wikipedia
pitched battle — noun a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place • Hypernyms: ↑battle, ↑conflict, ↑fight, ↑engagement • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Agincourt, ↑Austerlitz, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Epaminondas — Infobox Military Person name= Epaminondas caption= Epaminondas allegiance= Thebes rank= commands= nickname= lived= ca. 418 BC ndash; 362 BC placeofbirth= placeofdeath= laterwork= battles= Battle of Leuctra, Battle of Mantinea… … Wikipedia
Classical Greece — The Parthenon, in Athens, a temple to Athena. History of Greece … Wikipedia
Phalanx formation — Phalanx redirects here. For other uses, see Phalanx (disambiguation). The phalanx (Ancient Greek: φάλαγξ, Modern Greek: φάλαγγα, phālanga; plural phalanxes or phalanges; Ancient and Modern Greek: φάλαγγες, phālanges) is a rectangular mass… … Wikipedia
