Sparta dominated throughout the decade until it was defeated by Thebes in 371 BCE. After this Sparta's cumulative manpower losses over the previous generation relegated it to ineffectuality, and Thebes' Boeotian League gained ascendancy.
Sparta had attacked Thebes three times during the decade, ignoring it's own city's early law-giver Lycurgus' dictum of not fight the same enemy too often, as it taught them how to fight. On the fourth occasion, the Thebans led by Epaminondas had learnt too well and won.
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
The Greek word is polis, from which we derive today such words as politics, political, politicians etc.
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An anlos is a double flute! It is from ancinent greece. A lyre is a small harp also from ancient greece. A hellene is a greek person. A polis is a greek citystate
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
Q: Around what feature was a Greek polis built?A: A Greek polis was usually built around a strong fortress.
i live in indianapolis ,a greek polis is athens
Hellenistic polis varied greatly from the original greek polis. I would suggest checking out UNC website. There is a link to it below.
The plural form of the Greek word polis is poleis.
Polis is the early Greek city-state.
Polis is a greek word for city-state.
Often one finds that English words are derived from Greek words. This couldn't be farther from the truth with the Greek word Polis. The Greek word Polis is found in modern words: metropolis, Annapolis,and Minneapolis.
The Greek word for town is η πόλη(the town/city. The plural is οι πόλεις(the towns/cities). For simple words or sentences, just use Google Translate. It's much faster than waiting for an answer.
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