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 ⓘ
Thebans → participatedIn → Battle of Leuctra ⓘ
Boeotian plain → hasCity → Leuctra ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Boeotian plain → siteOf → Battle of Leuctra ⓘ
Theban–Spartan wars → hasPart → Battle of Leuctra ⓘ
Theban–Spartan wars → significantEvent → Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) → relatedEvent → Battle of Leuctra ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Mantinea
Archidamus III → battle → Battle of Leuctra aftermath operations ⓘ
subject linked to: King of Sparta
linked to: Battle of Leuctra