Diodorus Siculus, Library of History: Battle of Mantinea: after a long stalemate, Epaminondas …; Plutarch's Parallel Lives: Epaminondas falls in the…
Battle of Mantinea: after a long stalemate, Epaminondas …
ἰσχυρᾶς δὲ μάχης ἐπὶ πολύν τε χρόνον γινομένης καὶ τοῦ κινδύνου μηδεμίαν ῥοπὴν λαμβάνοντος, ὁ μὲν Ἐπαμεινώνδας ὑπολαβὼν τῆς ἰδίας ἀρετῆς προσδεῖσθαι τὴν νίκην…
Location: 15.86.4
Epaminondas falls in the battle near Mantinea
ὀλίγαις δὲ ὕστερον ἡμέραις περὶ τὴν Μαντίνειαν ἐμαχέσαντο, καὶ τὸν Ἐπαμεινώνδαν ἤδη κρατοῦντα τῶν πρώτων, ἔτι δὲ ἐγκείμενον καὶ κατασπεύδοντα τὴν δίωξιν…
Location: Plut. Agesilaus 35
On the plain of Mantinea, Epaminondas deploys his lines, then feigns laying down arms at the foot of the mountain, and charges in the shape of a trireme's ram. He himself falls, but the outcome of the battle remains unclear.
Location: 7.5.21–7.5.25
Place: Mantinea
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