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Mantinea 362 BCE: The Battle That Decided Nothing but Changed Everything
In 362 BCE, on the dusty plains of Mantinea, the armies of Thebes, Sparta, Athens, and Arcadia collided in what many historians call the most decisive battle that decided nothing. Epaminondas, the brilliant Theban general who had shattered Spartan power at Leuctra, faced a coalition determined to stop Theban hegemony. Using a revolutionary echelon formation, he broke through the Spartan line and seemed poised for total victory — then he was struck down. With his death, Theban dominance evaporated overnight. The battle left Greece exhausted, with no single power able to unite the city-states…
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