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After Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War, and became the most powerful city-state in Greece.

But at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. they were defeated by Thebes, and their hegemony declined swiftly. Greece was once again divided between the warring city-states, which allowed Philip the Great of Macedon to successfully conquer and unify the region.

What if Sparta had won at Leuctra? Would Spartan hegemony expanded? Would Spartans continue to be a threat to Persia? Would the Macedonians have been as successful facing off against a less divided Hellas?

What does this likely mean in the long run?
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