A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

Background to the Battle of Thebes: Philip II’s Campaign in Greece To understand why the destruction of Thebes took place in 335 BCE, it’s important to look back to the campaigns of Alexander ...

Only a decade later Sparta had been reduced to a shadow of its former self. But Thebes' dominance of Greece would be short-lived. A new power had begun to assert its leadership over the country ...