Prelude
After an insurrection in 379/8 BC removed Spartan control over Thebes, the city set about reestablishing its control over theBattle
Significance
The Theban victory at Tegyra had little immediate military significance, beyond the survival of Pelopidas's force; the Spartan force, once regrouped within Orchomenus, was far too formidable for Pelopidas to press his advantage. Despite this fact, the victory was a symbolically significant event for both sides. Diodorus Siculus records that the victory at Tegyra marked the first time the Thebans had erected a trophy of victory over a Spartan force—for while the Thebans had defeated the Spartans before, these victories had generally been in much smaller skirmishes.Diodorus Siculus, ''Library'References
* Diodorus Siculus,Footnotes