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Name: Boeotian war

Type: Event

Start: 378 BC

End: 374 BC

Parent: Theban-Spartan Wars

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The Boeotian War broke out in 378 BC as the result of a revolt in Thebes against Sparta. The war saw Thebes become dominant in the Greek World at the expense of Sparta.

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  • January 375 BC: Chabrias was an Athenian general and statesman who led a successful raid on the Laconian Coast in -376. This territory was then incorporated into the Second Athenian Empire, a period of Athenian dominance in the region following the Peloponnesian War.
  • January 378 BC: In 379 BC the democratic party surprised and killed their chief political opponents in Thebes, and roused the people against the Spartan garrison, which surrendered to an army gathered by Pelopidas.
  • January 375 BC: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas and Pelopidas, defeated the Spartans in -376, capturing their strongholds in Boeotia. The Spartan base in Thespiae fell, leading to the territory being incorporated into the Boeotian League.
  • February 375 BC: Chabrias was an Athenian general and statesman who led a raid on the Laconian Coast in -375. This action was part of the ongoing conflict between Athens and Sparta, with Sparta ultimately gaining control of the territory after the raid.
  • January 374 BC: The Boeotian League captured Plataea.

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