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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 was a Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible for breaking the military dominance of Sparta and for altering permanently the balance of power among the Greek states. He defeated a Spartan army at Leutra (371 bc) and led successful expeditions into.
Épaminondas, en grec ancien Ἐπαμεινώνδας / Epameinốndas, né à Thèbes entre 420 et 415 av. J.-C., et mort à la bataille de Mantinée le 4 juillet 362, est un général et homme d'État thébain. Il transforme sa cité-État pour la conduire à une position prééminente en Grèce antique et fonde de nouvelles alliances.
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.
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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.
- Mark Cartwright
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.
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Epaminondas. The man who was later called princips Graeciae (first man of Greece) probably was born on or about 410bc, in the city of Thebes. For all the blank spots in his early life, the one shining certainty is his devotion to the philosophy and religion of Pythagoras.
