Question

A contemporary historian remarked that a successful siege conducted by this Greek city merely taught the defenders “not to let a river run through one’s walls.” (10[1])The acquittal of Sphodrias (“SFOH-dree-us”) after he tried to seize a port was dubbed this city’s “most unjust verdict.” Forces from this city were ambushed at Lechaeum (“leh-KEE-um”) by peltasts that (10[1])were led by (10[1])Iphicrates (“if-ICK-ruh-teez”). A diplomat from this city negotiated a treaty within which King Artaxerxes II (-5[1])gained control over the Greeks of Asia; that Peace of Antalcidas (10[1])(“an-TAL-sid-us”) ended the Corinthian War. (10[2])An alliance at the Second Battle of Mantinea opposed this city’s ruler (-5[2])Agesilaus (10[1])II (10[3])(“uh-jess-ih-LAY-us the second”). This city was (10[1])defeated by Pelopidas (-5[1])(“peh-LOP-id-us”) and Epaminondas (10[3])(“ep-uh-min-ON-duss”) at the Battle (10[1])of Leuctra, (10[3])a victory (10[2])for (10[1])Thebes. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this city that (10[1])attained hegemony after (10[1])defeating (10[1])Athens (10[4])in (10[1])the (10[1])Peloponnesian War. ■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Sparta [or Spártē or Lacedaemon] (The first line, recorded in Xenophon’s Hellenica, refers to the siege of Mantinea.)
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