Theban War

Theban War denotes:

• in the history of ancient Greece the war between Thebes and Sparta (also known as the "Spartan-Theban War"), the beginning and end of which are marked by the following two main battles:
  • Battle of Leuctra (371 BC)
  • Second Battle of Mantineia (362 BC)
• In Greek mythology, the two wars within the legends surrounding the ruling house of Thebes :
  • First Theban War (also "Train of the Seven against Thebes"), see the play Seven against Thebes
  • Second Theban War (also "Epigone War" or "War of the Epigones"), see Epigones

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.