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Mar 22, 2016 · Epaminondas (or Epameinondas, c. 420 - 362 BCE) was a Theban general who famously defeated Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE. The daring and brilliant pre-meditated tactics of Epaminondas earned a decisive victory over Sparta and established Thebes as the most powerful city-state in Greece.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. In the process he broke Spartan military power with his victory ...
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.
