<P> The Battle of Leuctra ( Greek : Λεῦκτρα , Leûktra ) was a battle fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by Thebans and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the post-Corinthian War conflict . The battle took place in the neighbourhood of Leuctra , a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae . The Theban victory shattered Sparta 's immense influence over the Greek peninsula , which Sparta had gained since its victory in the Peloponnesian War . </P>
<P> The Battle of Leuctra ( Greek : Λεῦκτρα , Leûktra ) was a battle fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by Thebans and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the post-Corinthian War conflict . The battle took place in the neighbourhood of Leuctra , a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae . The Theban victory shattered Sparta 's immense influence over the Greek peninsula , which Sparta had gained since its victory in the Peloponnesian War . </P>
who defeated the spartans in a war in 371 bc
who defeated the spartans in a war in 371 bc
the Boeotians led by Thebans
the Boeotians led by Thebans