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Name: Mantinea

Type: Polity

Start: 699 BC

End: 370 BC

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Arkadia.

Establishment

  • January 699 BC: Mantinea was a greek polis in the ancient region of Arkadia. The polis probably existed in classical times based on mentions.

    • Chronology

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    1. Theban-Spartan Wars

    Was a series of military conflicts fought between Sparta and Thebes for hegemony over Greece. Sparta had emerged victorious from the Peloponnesian War against Athens (431-404 BC), and occupied an hegemonic position over Greece. However, the Spartans' violent interventionism upset their former allies, especially Thebes and Corinth.

  • January 384 BC: After the end of the Corinthian War, which had seen many of Sparta’s allies abandon her, Sparta began reconstructing its hegemony and punishing many disloyal allies. In 385 BC Sparta attacked Mantinea claiming they had failed to fulfil their allied obligations.

    • 1.1.Battle of Leuctra (Aftermath)

    The aftermath of the Battle of Leuctra, a battle between the Boeotians and the Spartans.

    1.1.1.First Invasion of the Peloponnese

    Was a Theban military campaign in the territories of Sparta in the Peoloponnese that resulted in several cities controlled by Sparta becoming independent.

  • January 370 BC: After the battle of Leuctra (371 BC) the city was reconstituted and became part of the Panarcadian Confederation then founded.
  • January 369 BC: Mantinea joined the Arcadian league when it was founded in 370 BC.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 369 BC: Mantinea joined the Arcadian league when it was founded in 370 BC.

    • Selected Sources

  • Hansen, M. G. / Nielsen, T. H. (2004): An inventory of archaic and classic polities, Oxford University Press, p. 517
  • Roy, J. (2012): "Arcadian League". In The Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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