Battle of Mantinea · Atlas

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The Battle of Mantinea2 mentions

History of the Peloponnesian War (Greek) · Hellenica (Greek)

On that occasion the Sciritae formed their left wing;

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History of the Peloponnesian WarClassical · Greek

A battle in which the united Peloponnesian states, organized in part through Alcibiades's diplomacy, fought the Lacedaemonians.

For having united the most powerful states of the Peloponnese, without any great danger or expense to you, I brought the Lacedaemonians to a single day's struggle for their all at Mantinea;

chapter 6 ¶

On that occasion the Sciritae formed their left wing;

chapter 5 ¶

Such was the order of battle and the preparation on both sides.

chapter 5 ¶

HellenicaClassical · Greek

Past battle after which a thirty years' truce was concluded.

It was also common talk that the thirty years’ truce, concluded after the battle of Mantinea, had expired this year, so far as the Mantineans were concerned.

chapter 5 ¶

Meanwhile Epaminondas led forward his army prow on, like a trireme, believing that if he could strike and cut through anywhere, he would destroy the entire army of his adversaries.

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And by so doing he caused among most of the enemy a relaxation of their mental readiness for fighting, and likewise a relaxation of their readiness as regards their array for battle.

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For the People of MegalopolisClassical · Greek

The past conflict in which Athens and others shared danger, now used in arguments about loyalty and peace.

In the one case, you will show yourselves ready to help the Arcadians and eager to confirm the peace for which you faced danger on the field of battle.

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But perhaps we shall admit that that is how matters ought to stand, but feel that it is monstrous to choose as our allies the men whose ranks we faced at Mantinea, and even to help them against those with whom we shared the dangers of that battle.

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