In the face of this increasing opposition to Theban dominance, Epaminondas launched his final expedition into the Peloponnese in 362 BC. The immediate goal of the expedition was to subdue Mantinea, which had been opposing Theban influence in the region. Epaminondas brought an army drawn from Boeotia, Thessaly and Euboea. He was joined by Tegea, which was the center of local opposition to Mantinea, Argos, Messenia, and some of the Arcadians. Mantinea, on the other hand, had requested assistance from Sparta, Athens, Achaea and the rest of Arcadia, so that almost all of Greece was represented on one side or the other.
In the face of this increasing opposition to Theban dominance Epaminondas launched his final expedition into the Peloponnese in 362 BC The immediate goal of the expedition was to subdue Mantinea which had been opposing Theban influence in the region Epaminondas brought an army drawn from Boeotia Thessaly and Euboea He was joined by Tegea which was the center of local opposition to Mantinea Argos Messenia and some of the Arcadians Mantinea on the other hand had requested assistance from Sparta Athens Achaea and the rest of Arcadia so that almost all of Greece was represented on one side or the other