HyperDic: battle_of_leuctra

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Leuctra:
NOUNactbattle of Leuctra, LeuctraThebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC
English > battle of Leuctra: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece.
SynonymLeuctra
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Spanishbatalla de Leuctra, Leuctra
CatalanBatalla de Leuctra, Leuctres

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