What the records say
- When
- 331 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.40° N, 22.14° E
- Description
- battle between Antipater and Sparta
Battle of Megalopolis
Battle won by Macedonia against Sparta, 331 BC
The Battle of Megalopolis was fought in 331 BC between Spartan-led forces and Macedonia. Alexander's regent Antipater led the Macedonians to victory over King Agis III. Alexander, warring in Asia at the time, called it a "battle of mice", according to Plutarch.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alexander's regent Antipater leads the Macedonians to victory over King Agis III in the Battle of Megalopolis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Herbst 331 oder Frühjahr 330: Schlacht von Megalopolis: Die Makedonier unter Antipatros schlagen den Aufstand der Spartaner nieder”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Révolte du stratège macédonien de Thrace contre Antipater”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アレクサンダー大王がアジアで戦っている間、スパルタ王アギス3世はその不在に乗じてギリシャのいくつかの都市をマケドニアに対する反乱へと導いた。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page