Pelopidas had been elected boeotarch, or chief…
378 BCE
Pelopidas had been elected boeotarch, or chief magistrate, of Thebes in 379 BCE (and will be in subsequent years).
After Thebes allies defensively with the Athenians, the Boeotian league is reconstituted on an initially successful democratic basis: all Boeotians, whatever their property, are members of an assembly convened at Thebes; their vote decides all matters of policy.
The seven-man executive (one from each of the then seven districts, of which Thebes controls three) is directly responsible to the Assembly.