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Thebes Rising: How Epaminondas Shook Greece to Its Core
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the meteoric rise of Thebes under the brilliant general Epaminondas. After the stunning victory at Leuctra in 371 BCE, Thebes shattered Spartan military prestige and invaded the Peloponnese. Epaminondas liberated the helots of Messenia, founded the fortified city of Messene, and built Megalopolis as a counterweight to Sparta. His revolutionary tactics—massing cavalry and using an oblique phalanx—changed Greek warfare. But Theban hegemony was fragile, built on one man's genius. After Epaminondas fell at Mantineia in 362 BCE, Thebes quickly faded…
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