[2][3] Lefktra is located in the foothills of Mount Kithairon at 353 meters average elevation.

[1] Thebes is sixteen kilometers away and Athens 70 km away, via the old national road.

[2] In 1997, at the Kapodistrias reform, it was merged into the municipality Plataies, along with the communities Melissochori, Loutoufi and Kaparelli.

Following their victory, the Thebans became a new power within the Hellenic world, until the rise of Macedonia.

The base of Theban Tropaion (Trophy) tower, erected at the battle site circa 371BC.38°15′53″N 23°10′26″E / 38.2647°N 23.1740°E / 38.2647; 23.1740.