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Leuctra 371 BC: The Battle That Broke Sparta
In 371 BC, on a dusty plain near the small Boeotian town of Leuctra, an unlikely alliance of Theban farmers, craftsmen, and warriors shattered the mystique of Spartan invincibility. This episode follows the brilliant Theban general Epaminondas as he deploys an unprecedented oblique phalanx, concentrates his best troops on the left wing, and uses the elite Sacred Band of Thebes to annihilate the Spartan right. We trace the military innovations—deeper ranks, lighter armor, tactical surprise—that ended Spartan hegemony and ushered in a brief Theban ascendancy. We also explore the human drama…
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