Theban–Spartan wars

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series of conflicts war

The Theban–Spartan wars were a series of 4th-century BC conflicts in ancient Greece that ended Spartan hegemony and briefly elevated Thebes to major power status under leaders like Epaminondas.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Theban–Spartan conflicts	3
Boeotian War (378–371 BC)	1
Theban campaigns under Epaminondas	1
Theban invasions of the Peloponnese	1
Theban–Spartan War	1
Theban–Spartan wars canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of conflicts ⓘ war ⓘ
cause	Spartan occupation of Thebes ⓘ Theban resistance to Spartan hegemony ⓘ power struggle among Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
conflictBetween	Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	creation of independent Messenian state at Messene ⓘ further fragmentation of Greek interstate system ⓘ paving the way for rise of Macedon under Philip II ⓘ permanent loss of Spartan control over Messenia ⓘ strengthening of Arcadian League NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedIn	later accounts by Plutarch ⓘ works of Xenophon ⓘ
endTime	362 BC ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Leuctra NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban invasion of the Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban revolt against Sparta ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Spartan hegemony ⓘ Theban League NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryInnovation	deep Theban left wing at Leuctra ⓘ oblique phalanx formation ⓘ
notableCommander	Agesilaus II NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleombrotus I NERFINISHED ⓘ Epaminondas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelopidas NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Peloponnesian League NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Greek interstate wars of the 4th century BC ⓘ
result	brief dominance of Thebes in Greek politics ⓘ end of Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ rise of Theban hegemony ⓘ weakening of Spartan military power ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban invasions of Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban liberation from Spartan garrison in the Cadmea (379 BC) ⓘ formation of the Boeotian army under Epaminondas ⓘ foundation of Megalopolis in Arcadia ⓘ restoration of Messenia as an independent state ⓘ
significantYear	362 BC ⓘ 369 BC ⓘ 370 BC ⓘ 371 BC ⓘ 379 BC ⓘ
startTime	4th century BC ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Epaminondas → conflict → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

Mantineia → involvedInConflict → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban–Spartan conflicts

Xenophon's Hellenica → coversEvent → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban campaigns under Epaminondas

Battle of Leuctra → partOf → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban–Spartan War

Battle of Leuctra → followedBy → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban invasions of the Peloponnese

Boeotian army → participatedIn → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boeotian War (378–371 BC)

Life of Pelopidas → describes → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban–Spartan conflicts

Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) → conflictIn → Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theban–Spartan conflicts