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Battle of Leuctra

371 BCE

Theban general Epaminondas shattered Spartan invincibility with an innovative oblique formation in central Greece.

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Standing in 371 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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395 BCE Corinthian War 379 BCE Theban–Spartan War 356 BCE Third Sacred War 350 BCE Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 350 BCE Xianyang Palace 343 BCE Samnite Wars