Leuctra

American  

[look-truh] / ˈluk trə /

noun

1. a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.

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Leuctra British  

/ ˈluːktrə /

noun

1. an ancient town in Greece southwest of Thebes in Boeotia: site of a victory of Thebes over Sparta (371 _bc ), which marked the end of Spartan military supremacy in Greece

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Leuctra

At the Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. the Thebans judged, correctly, that Sparta’s Peloponnesian allies were tired of fighting its wars and would be slow to engage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Antalcidas continued in favour with Artaxerxes, until the annihilation of Spartan supremacy at Leuctra diminished his influence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

June 12—German submarines sink British steamer Leuctra and trawlers James Leyman, Britannia, and Waago, crews being saved.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various

These words were heard by the dying hero, who opened his eyes once more, and gently said, "Leuctra and Mantinea are daughters enough to keep my name alive!"

From The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

But after the battle of Leuctra, when the power of Lacedæmon was completely broken, and Peloponnesus had for a certain time lost its leader, the greatest anarchy began to prevail in Argos.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller