 The period of Greek history from 411–362 BC is primarily attested by the historian, contemporary and direct witness Xenophon, his work being a continuation of Thucydides's "History of the Peloponnesian War".Xenophon, who was partial to Sparta and its king, Agesilaus, does not always mention Epaminondas himself and does not note his presence at the Battle of Leuctra..However Xenophon tells us of Epaminondas's last battle and death, which is told in the last and seventh book of the Hellenica.