Information
Name: Theban-Spartan Wars
Type: Event
Start: -384
End: -366
Children: Battle of Leuctra (Aftermath), Boeotian war
Theban-Spartan Wars: All Data
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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.