Chapter 2: Classical and
Hellenistic Greece
Section 5: Competition for
Leadership in the Fourth Century
B.C.
By Dallin Hardy
The Hegemony of Sparta
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Dominance of Sparta
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“Thirty Tyrants”
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Pro-Spartan Oligarchy
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Athens
“The Oligarchy”
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Corinthian War
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395 B.C.
Sparta vs.
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Thebes
Athens
Corinth
Argos
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Theban War
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378 B.C.
Revolt in Thebes
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Against Sparta
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Battle of Leuctra
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371 B.C.
Thebes vs. Sparta
Results
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Theban victory
Broke
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Sparta’s hold on
 Peloponnesian League
The Hegemony of Thebes: The
Second Athenian Empire
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Second Athenian Confederation
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378 B.C.
Led by Athens
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To oppose
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Spartan aggression