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Leuctra

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Leuc·tra  (lktr)
A village of ancient Greece southwest of Thebes. It was the site of a major Spartan defeat by the Thebans (371 b.c.).
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Noun1.Leuctra - Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece
battle of Leuctra
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil


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The Lacedaemonians next governed it twenty-nine years; at a subsequent period, after the battle of Leuctra, the Thebans had their turn of domination.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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