Leuctra

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title: Leuctra
text: Leuctra or Leuktra was a village of ancient Boeotia, situated on the road from Thespiae to Plataea, and in the territory of the former city. Its name only occurs in history on account of the celebrated Battle of Leuctra fought in its neighbourhood between the Spartans and Thebans in 371 BCE, by which the supremacy of Sparta was demolished. In the plain of Leuctra, was the tomb of the two daughters of Scedasus, a Leuctrian, both were violated by Spartans, and had afterwards slain themselves; this
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description: Village of ancient Boeotia
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuctra
date created: 2018-09-28T00:26:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T20:53:15Z
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