# Epaminondas — WHE Definition Discussion
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**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/epaminondas-whe-definition-discussion/2601 "2016-03-22T09:54:32Z")
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### Author:  [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/epaminondas-whe-definition-discussion/2601/1 "2016-03-22T09:54:32Z")
Epaminondas (or Epameinondas, c. 420 - 362 BCE) was a Theban general who famously defeated Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE. The daring and brilliant pre-meditated tactics of Epaminondas earned a decisive victory over Sparta and established Thebes as the most powerful city-state in Greece. Epaminondas once again employed innovative tactics in his final battle at Mantinea in 362 BCE, effectively using mixed troops to bring a victory he himself did not live to enjoy. Shortly after the fall of their great general, so too, fell the Theban empire.
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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Epaminondas/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Epaminondas/)._
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### Author:  [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/epaminondas-whe-definition-discussion/2601/2 "2026-07-28T21:13:24Z")