11. In response, Epaminondas said that his victory at Leuctra was a daughter destined to live forever. 12. At the decisive Battle of Leuctra ( 371 BC ), the Thebans routed the allied army. 13. But they still sent a contingent to fight against the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. 14. Consequently, Athens did not welcome the Theban victory at Leuctra , fearing the rising aggressiveness of Thebes. 15. However, with the defeat at Leuctra , the Peloponnesian allies were less inclined to bow to Spartan demands. 16. The battle took place in the neighbourhood of Leuctra , a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae. 17. The city was destroyed in 373 BC, two years before the Battle of Leuctra , during a winter night. 18. Subsequently, discontent with Spartan hegemony led to the Corinthian War and the defeat of Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra . 19. Sparta entered its long-term decline after a severe military defeat to Epaminondas of Thebes at the Battle of Leuctra . 20. Sparta entered its long-term decline after a severe military defeat by Epaminondas of Thebes at the Battle of Leuctra .
