Spartan Hegemony and the Peloponnesian League (c. 480–371 BCE)

1. Peace conference dispute excludes Thebes from treaty

   Jan 1, 3710Labels: Sparta, Thebes, Boeotian League

   • Persee
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2. Thebes defeats Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra

   Jul 6, 3710Labels: Thebes, Epaminondas, Battle of

   • Britannica
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3. Sparta starves Olynthus and dissolves Chalcidian League

   Jan 1, 3790Labels: Sparta, Olynthus, Chalcidian League

   • Britannica

4. Theban coup expels Spartan garrison

   Jan 1, 3790Labels: Thebes, Pelopidas, Spartan garrison

   • Britannica Pelopidas
   • Britannica Boeotia

5. Spartans seize Thebes’ Cadmea acropolis

   Jan 1, 3820Labels: Phoebidas, Cadmea, Sparta

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   • Britannica Pelopidas

6. Sparta breaks up Mantinea under autonomy pretext

   Jan 1, 3850Labels: Sparta, Mantinea, Autonomy decree

   • Britannica

7. King’s Peace formalizes Persian terms and Spartan leverage

   Jan 1, 3860Labels: King's Peace, Persia, Sparta

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Greece

8. Athenian peltasts win at Lechaeum

   Jan 1, 3910Labels: Iphicrates, Athenian peltasts, Lechaeum

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9. Sparta wins Nemea and Coronea battles

   Jan 1, 3940Labels: Sparta, Nemea, Coronea

   • Wiki Nemea
   • Wiki Coronea

10. Persian-Athenian fleet crushes Sparta at Cnidus

    Aug 1, 3940Labels: Pharnabazus, Conon, Battle of

    • Britannica
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11. Corinthian War begins against Spartan dominance

    Jan 1, 3950Labels: Corinthian War, Athens, Thebes

    • Britannica
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12. Battle of Haliartus kills Lysander

    Jan 1, 3950Labels: Lysander, Haliartus, Sparta

    • Wiki

13. Sparta defeats Athens and imposes oligarchy

    Jan 1, 4040Labels: Sparta, Athens, Thirty Tyrants

    • Britannica