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Sep 6, 2011 · September 6, 2011. Late on a December evening in 379 BC, seven Theban political exiles, walking among a group of labourers, passed unnoticed through one of the city gates. Two nights later, in collaboration with allies inside the city, they assassinated the leaders of the oligarchic government.
Jun 26, 2013 · The victory was achieved through the daring and brilliant pre-meditated tactics of the Theban general Epaminondas who smashed the Spartan hoplites and put to rest the myth of invincibility that Sparta had enjoyed for centuries.
Jun 8, 2018 · Epaminondas (ca. 425-362 B.C.) was a Theban general and statesman who overthrew Sparta and whose original battle tactics revolutionized ancient war fare. Trained in Pythagorean philosophy, Epaminondas was said to be unselfish, devout, and generous, and he certainly had a more intellectual approach to war and politics than most Thebans.
Epaminondas , (born c. 410, Thebes—died 362 bc, Mantineia), Theban statesman, tactician, and leader. He defeated the Spartans at Leuctra in 371, using a new strategy that attacked the opponent’s strongest point first with overwhelming power, and made Thebes the most powerful state in Greece.
Epaminondas ( / ɪˌpæmɪˈnɒndəs /; Greek: Ἐπαμεινώνδας; 419/411–362 BC) was a Greek general and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a pre-eminent position in Greek politics called the Theban Hegemony.
Epaminondas. *)epameinw/ndas, ( *)Epaminw/ndas ), the Theban general and statesman, son of Polymnis, was born and reared in poverty, though his blood was noble. In his early years he is said to have enjoyed the instructions of Lysis of Tarentum, the Pythagorean, and we seem to trace the practical influence of this philosophy in several passages ...
Epaminondas ( Greek: Ἐπαμεινώνδας) (ca. 418 B.C.E. –362 B.C.E.) was a Theban general and statesman of the fourth century B.C.E. who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics.
