1. At Leuctra the unfavourable aspect of the sacrifices deterred him from proceeding. 2. The Battle of Leuctra was a watershed in Greek history. 3. In 371 BC, the Spartans were defeated in the Battle of Leuctra . 4. Out of 700 Spartan citizen-soldiers present, 400 died at Leuctra . 5. The Spartan leadership of the Peloponnese lasted until 371 BC, when the Leuctra . 6. At Leuctra , in Boeotia, the Thebans comprehensively defeated an invading Spartan army. 7. The Battle of Leuctra has become the archetypal example of a flanking attack since. 8. Then marching towards Thebes, he camped at Leuctra , in the territory of Thespiae. 9. The importance of Sparta in politics largely drops off after Sparta s defeat at Leuctra . 10. The victory at Leuctra shook the foundations of the Spartan dominance of Greece to the core.