Mantinea
Americannoun
noun
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Alarmed by the sudden growth of Thebes’s power, Athens and Sparta again joined forces and, in 362 BCE, fought the Thebans at the Battle of Mantinea.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
And, of dishes of less repute, there were cockles from Pelorum, anchovies from Lipara, turnips from Mantinea, rape from Thebes, and beet-root from the Ascræans.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
Thebes gained, by the battle of Mantinea, the preservation of her Arcadian allies and of her anti-Spartan frontier; while Sparta lost, beyond hope, her ancient prestige and power.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
And in addition to this, the exercises of single combat were first invented in Mantinea, Demeas being the original author of the invention.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
In fact, Mantinea and Tegea were in themselves fully as important a check on Sparta in their own valley, and were absolutely necessary to hold the passes northward to Argos, which lay in that direction.
From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.
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