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<p> A famous Theban statesman and soldier, defeated [[Sparta]] in the great victory of Leuctra, and during his lifetime raised [[Thebes]] to a position of dominant power; was slain in the battle of Mantinea when again successfully engaging the Spartans; blameless in his private life as he was heroic in the field, he figures as the great hero of Theban history; born about the close of the 5th century B.C. </p> | <p> A famous Theban statesman and soldier, defeated [[Sparta]] in the great victory of Leuctra, and during his lifetime raised [[Thebes]] to a position of dominant power; was slain in the battle of Mantinea when again successfully engaging the Spartans; blameless in his private life as he was heroic in the field, he figures as the great hero of Theban history; born about the close of the 5th century B.C. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72510"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/epaminondas Epaminondas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72510"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/epaminondas Epaminondas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 15 October 2021
Epaminondas [1]
A famous Theban statesman and soldier, defeated Sparta in the great victory of Leuctra, and during his lifetime raised Thebes to a position of dominant power; was slain in the battle of Mantinea when again successfully engaging the Spartans; blameless in his private life as he was heroic in the field, he figures as the great hero of Theban history; born about the close of the 5th century B.C.
