What was the significance of the Battle of Leuctra (371 BCE)?
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Correct answer: It broke the myth of Spartan military invincibility
Under the leadership of Epaminondas, Thebes defeated a Spartan army by using an innovative deep phalanx on the left wing. This defeat ended Spartan hegemony in Greece and led to the liberation of the Messenian helots.
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