In 404 BC, ka dib markii guuldaradii ka soo gaadhay Battle of Aegospotami, Athens waxaa lagu qasbay in ay is dhiibaan, oo soo afjaray dagaalkii Peloponnesian. Ka dib markii uu is dhiibo, Spartan navarch Lysander ku soo rogay dowlad adag oligarchic on Athens, kaas oo noqday loo yaqaan soddonkii Tyrants. Dowladda this toogtay tiro ka mid ah muwaadiniinta iyo laga dhaafo oo dhan laakiin qaar ka mid ah xuquuqdooda, ugu dambeyntii sii kordhaya si aad u daran in xitaa oligarch dhexdhexaad ah Theramenes ku dhacay khilaafka dowladda oo la fuliyay. Cabsi ay noloshooda, Athenians badan u carareen inay Thebes.
Magaalada Thebes