Epaminondas

[ ih-pam-uh-non-duh s ]

/ ɪˌpæm əˈnɒn dəs /

418?–362 b.c., Theban general and statesman.

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Epaminondas is, perhaps, the brightest name of all antiquity.

Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2 |John Frederick Schroeder
Under Epaminondas, and still more under Philip and Alexander, the cavalry was strong enough for its new work.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various
Turning to the right, the left of Epaminondas then took in the flank the Lacedaemonian line.

Battle Studies |Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq
Epaminondas put the pat of butter in his hat, put his hat on his head, and went home.

The Child's World |Hetty Browne, Sarah Withers, W.K. Tate

Pelopidas, treacherously made prisoner by Alexander of Pherae, is rescued by Epaminondas.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2 |Various

Epaminondas

/ (ɛˌpæmɪˈnɒndæs) /

?418–362 bc, Greek Theban statesman and general: defeated the Spartans at Leuctra (371) and Mantinea (362) and restored power in Greece to Thebes