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The war ended in a crushing Spartan defeat, with Antigonus defeating and killing his former ally Areus in a battle on the Isthmus of Corinth in 265 BC. [40] The defeat was so disastrous for Sparta that it would not rise to be a regional power again until the reign of Cleomenes III thirty years later. [41]
The Battle of Sepeia severely depleted Argos’ military power. The Argives were unable to engage in battle for a generation. [3] The next time Sparta and Argos fought would be in the Peloponnesian wars. Additionally, this Battle holds profound political consequences, [3] provoking an upheaval of
Having had a demonstration of his power the previous year, the majority of Greek cities duly obliged. In Athens, however, the ambassadors were put on trial and then executed by throwing them in a pit; in Sparta, they were simply thrown down a well. [31] [32] This meant that Sparta was also effectively at war with Persia. [31]
The Battle of Leuctra (Ancient Greek: Λεῦκτρα, Ancient Greek: [lêu̯k.tra]) was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies [2] amidst the post–Corinthian War conflict. The battle took place in the vicinity of Leuctra, a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae. [2]
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The first Battle of Mantinea was fought in 418 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In this battle, Sparta and its Peloponnesian allies defeated an allied army of Argos , Athens , Mantinea and several others.
The Battle of Tanagra was a land battle that took place in Boeotia in 457 BC between Athens and Sparta during the First Peloponnesian War. Tension between Athens and Sparta had built up due the rebuilding of Athens' walls and Spartan rejection of Athenian military assistance. [3] [4] The Athenians were led by Myronides and held a strength of ...
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