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

They may compare their struggles for freedom to Marathon and Leuctra, and point to the rifleman with his gun, amidst her woods and forests, shouting for liberty and America.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

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

This insult to Sparta was of great moral force, and was an intense humiliation, greater even than that felt after the battle of Leuctra.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

To commemorate their good fortune, the Thebans erected a trophy on the battlefield of Leuctra, where their troops had covered themselves with glory.

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

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