Epaminondas (ca. 410 BC - 362 BC) was a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics.
Epaminondas was a prominent Theban general and statesman in ancient Greece, active during the 4th century BCE. He is best known for his role in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE, where he led the Theban forces to a decisive victory over Sparta, effectively ending Spartan dominance in Greece. Epaminondas is also recognized for his innovative military tactics and his contributions to the political and social reforms in Thebes, including the establishment of a more democratic government. His legacy is marked by his efforts to unite the Greek city-states against Spartan hegemony.
Greece was not a country, it was an ethnic classification, and covered hundreds of independent city-states located around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Each had its own leaders, who morphed from kings to aristocrats and tyrants to elected leaders as the political systems evolved. Well known leaders included Cleisthenes, Ephialtes and Pericles who brought in democracy in Athens; kings and war leaders Cleonomes, Leonidas and Pausanias of Sparta; Epaminondas and Pelopidas generals of Thebes.
Epaminondas died in -362.
Epaminondas was born in -418.
Eduardo Epaminondas González Dubón died in 1994.
Epaminondas José de Araújo was born in 1922.
Epaminondas José de Araújo died in 2010.
Epaminondas de Souza was born in 1928, in Fortaleza, Cear, Brazil.
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Epaminondas. "Epaminondas, you ain't got the sense you were born with."
Epaminondas de Souza died on October 27, 2004, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Seran de la Tour has written: 'The life of Scipio Africanus, and of Epaminondas'
Epaminondas was a prominent Theban general and statesman in ancient Greece, active during the 4th century BCE. He is best known for his role in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE, where he led the Theban forces to a decisive victory over Sparta, effectively ending Spartan dominance in Greece. Epaminondas is also recognized for his innovative military tactics and his contributions to the political and social reforms in Thebes, including the establishment of a more democratic government. His legacy is marked by his efforts to unite the Greek city-states against Spartan hegemony.
Philip spent three years, from 368 to 365 BC, as a hostage in Thebes. This time was well-spent, as it was in Thebes that Philip learned about military strategy from the work of Epaminondas, one of the greatest generals of the day.