Duris of Samos
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Duris of Samos was a Greek historian and was at some period tyrant of Samos. Duris was the author of a narrative history of events in Greece and especially Macedonia from 371 BC to 281 BC, which has b
Relief inscribed stele with the Samian honorary decree
Battle of Leuctra
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The Battle of Leuctra was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies. The battle occurred in the context of the King's Peace, or Peace o
Duris of Samos
…rule, are unknown. "His reign was uneventful", Hazel guesses. Duris was the author of a narrative history of events in Greece and Macedonia from the battle of Leuctra (371 BC) down to the death of Lysimachus (281 BC). This work, like all his others, is lost; over thirty fragments are known through quotations by other…
Pelopidas leading the Thebans at the battle of Leuctra
The restored surviving base of the Battle of Leuktra tropaion