When, after the battle, the Spartans asked if they and the Peloponnesians could collect the dead, Epaminondas suspected that the Spartans would try to cover-up the scale of their losses.
Cando, tras a batalla, os espartanos solicitaron poder recoller aos mortos xunto co resto de aliados peloponesios, Epaminondas sospeitou que os espartanos poderían tentar encubrir a escala das súas perdas.