On this day: July 6, 371 BCE
Battle of Leuctra: the Spartans led by Cleombrotus I were decisively defeated by the Boetian League led by Epaminondas. The Theban victory shattered Sparta’s immense influence over the Greek peninsula.
Battle of Leuctra: the Spartans led by Cleombrotus I were decisively defeated by the Boetian League led by Epaminondas. The Theban victory shattered Sparta’s immense influence over the Greek peninsula.