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Leuctra

also: Leuctris, Leuctra

A town in Boeotia, site of the Theban victory under Epaminondas over Sparta in 371 BC that ended Spartan supremacy. Cicero lists it among the great battles orators invoke as examples of courage.

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Tusculan Disputations phil · 1 mention
On Duties phil · 1 mention

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