Battle of Leuctra

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The Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) was a decisive clash in which Thebes, led by Epaminondas, shattered Spartan military supremacy and reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
belligerent Sparta
Thebes
casualties death of Spartan king Cleombrotus I
heavy Spartan casualties
cause Spartan attempt to maintain hegemony in Greece
Spartan–Theban rivalry
combatant Spartan forces
linked to: Spartans

Theban forces
commander Cleombrotus I
Epaminondas
Pelopidas
conflictType land battle
date 371 BC
effect liberation of Messenia from Spartan control
shift of power from Peloponnese to central Greece
weakening of the Spartan hoplite class
era Classical Greece
followedBy Theban invasions of the Peloponnese
decline of Spartan hegemony
historicalPeriod 4th century BC
innovator Epaminondas
involvedUnit Sacred Band of Thebes
linked to: Theban Sacred Band
location Boeotia
Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra

ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
militaryFormation 50-shield-deep Theban left wing
opponentOf Sparta
Thebes
partOf Theban–Spartan War
wars of the Theban hegemony
precededBy Spartan invasion of Boeotia in 371 BC
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
primarySource Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
Xenophon
relatedEvent Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)
result Theban victory
decisive Theban victory
significance ended Spartan military supremacy in Greece
marked the rise of Theban hegemony
reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece
tacticUsed deepened left wing
oblique order
refused right flank
year 371 BC

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Sparta defeatIn Battle of Leuctra
Thebes wonBattle Battle of Leuctra
Hellenica coversEvent Battle of Leuctra
Spartan army participatedIn Battle of Leuctra
Spartan army defeatedBy Theban army at Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Peloponnesian League dissolvedAfter Battle of Leuctra
Boeotians foughtIn Battle of Leuctra
Boeotian League foughtBattle Battle of Leuctra
Epaminondas notableFor Battle of Leuctra
Epaminondas conflict Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Leuctra location Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Leuctra precededBy Spartan invasion of Boeotia in 371 BC
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Leuctra alsoKnownAs Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Theban Sacred Band battle Battle of Leuctra
Pelopidas participatedIn Battle of Leuctra
Peace of Antalcidas preceded Battle of Leuctra
Boeotian army participatedIn Battle of Leuctra
Spartan polis notableBattle Battle of Leuctra
Spartan polis declineAfter Battle of Leuctra
Spartans defeatedBy Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Life of Pelopidas describes Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) precededBy Battle of Leuctra