The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Xenophon — Hellenica （色诺芬·希腊史）primary source · 源典27 loci · well-attested
§ 7.5–5 · 27/27 in the cited books
Bk 7.5.18–27 — Epaminondas' cavalry column, his death, and Xenophon's verdict that both sides claimed the victory and Greece was left in greater uncertainty than before卷七 5.18–27：埃帕米农达斯的骑兵纵队、其阵亡，以及色诺芬的断语——两方俱称胜，希腊反较战前更为莫测
Diodorus Siculus — Library of History （狄奥多罗斯·历史丛书）primary source · 源典26 loci · well-attested
§ 15.90–94 · 26/26 in the cited books
Bk 15.84–88 — the parallel account卷十五 84–88 的平行记述
Polybius — The Histories （波利比乌斯·历史）dated witness · 系年见证5 loci · attested
§ 9.8–8
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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