What the records say
- When
- 424 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.99° N, 23.34° E
- Description
- 424 BCE battle between Athens and Megara
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Megara
424 BCE battle between Athens and Megara
The Battle of Megara was fought in 424 BC between Athens and Megara, an ally of Sparta. Whilst the Athenian forces were initially successful against the Peloponnesian garrison there, a hasty arrival of Spartan forces under Brasidas saw a stalemate and eventual victory of the oligarchic party within the city of Megara and the withdrawal of Athenian forces.
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Kampf um Megara gelingt Athen die Eroberung des Hafens Nikaia, nicht jedoch die Eroberung der Stadt Megara selbst”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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