Mantinea
Americannoun
noun
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Alarmed by the sudden growth of Thebes’s power, Athens and Sparta again joined forces and, in 362 BCE, fought the Thebans at the Battle of Mantinea.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
A remark to the effect that Diagoras was instrumental in drawing up the laws of Mantinea is probably due to the same source.
From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Andersen, Ingeborg
When the battle of Mantinea was fought, at which Epaminondas lost his life, Perdiccas, son of Amyntas, was the king of Macedonia.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
At Mantinea has been found a basis whereon stood a group of Latona and her two children, Apollo and Artemis, made by Praxiteles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Nay, the ancients deemed no office tending to public health and utility beneath them; and after his victory at Mantinea, Epaminondas was appointed Chairman of the Board of Scavengers at Thebes.
From Old Roads and New Roads by Donne, William Bodham
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