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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Leuctra canonical | 17 |
| Leuctra | 2 |
| Spartan invasion of Boeotia in 371 BC | 1 |
| Theban army at Leuctra | 1 |
| Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679478 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Leuctra Context triple: [Sparta, defeatIn, Battle of Leuctra]
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Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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Battle of Orchomenus
The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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Chaeronea
Chaeronea is an ancient town in central Greece best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, where Philip II of Macedon defeated the Greek city-states.
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Battle of Plataea
The Battle of Plataea was a decisive land engagement in 479 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars, where a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian forces, effectively ending the Persian invasion of mainland Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Leuctra Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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B.
Battle of Orchomenus
The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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D.
Chaeronea
Chaeronea is an ancient town in central Greece best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, where Philip II of Macedon defeated the Greek city-states.
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E.
Battle of Plataea
The Battle of Plataea was a decisive land engagement in 479 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars, where a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian forces, effectively ending the Persian invasion of mainland Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Leuctra
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surface form:
Leuctra
|
| belligerent |
Sparta
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| casualties |
death of Spartan king Cleombrotus I
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heavy Spartan casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
Spartan attempt to maintain hegemony in Greece
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Spartan–Theban rivalry ⓘ |
| combatant |
Spartans
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan forces
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–Spartan wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Theban invasions of the Peloponnese
decline of Spartan hegemony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| innovator | Epaminondas ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Theban Sacred Band
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Band of Thebes
|
| location |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Battle of Leuctra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Leuctra
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| militaryFormation | 50-shield-deep Theban left wing ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Sparta
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Theban–Spartan wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Theban–Spartan War
wars of the Theban hegemony ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Leuctra
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan invasion of Boeotia in 371 BC
|
| primarySource |
Diodorus Siculus
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Plutarch ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
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surface form:
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)
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| result |
Theban victory
ⓘ
decisive Theban victory ⓘ |
| significance |
ended Spartan military supremacy in Greece
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marked the rise of Theban hegemony ⓘ reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
deepened left wing
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oblique order ⓘ refused right flank ⓘ |
| year | 371 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Leuctra Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theban army at Leuctra
this entity surface form:
Leuctra
this entity surface form:
Spartan invasion of Boeotia in 371 BC
this entity surface form:
Leuctra
this entity surface form:
Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra