Battle of Mantinea

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  • Elsa Bouchard (University of Montreal)

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Thebes and its allies defeated a coalition comprising Sparta, Athens and other states, but the Theban general Epaminondas died in battle. Afterwards the different parties agreed to make peace.

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Bouchard, Elsa. "Battle of Mantinea". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11262, accessed 26 May 2013.]