Two important places in antiquity were called Thebes:
Thebes, Greece – Thebes of the Seven Gates; one-time capital of Boeotia.
Thebes, Egypt – Thebes of the Hundred Gates; one-time capital of the New Kingdom.
Several other things, including a city in Cilicia, have also shared the similar name Thebe.
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A general peace settlement was reached between the allies and Sparta in the summer, but the Theban leader Epaminondas withdrew when he was not permitted to sign on behalf of all Boeotia.
An Arcadian League was formed under Theban protection as a counterweight to Sparta, and Mantinea was restored as a city.
The Thebans defeated Alexander, the tyrant of Pherae, in the Battle of Cynoscephalae but their commander, Pelopidas, was killed in action.
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