What the records say
- When
- 404 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.14° N, 23.64° E
- Description
- military campaign in 404-403 BCE
Placed at the fort its title names, Phyle.
Battle of Phyle
Military campaign in 404/403 BC
The Battle of Phyle was fought between Athenian exiles who were seeking to restore democracy to Athens and a Spartan garrison trying to protect the oligarchic Thirty Tyrants. In the battle, 700 Athenian exiles under Thrasybulus decisively defeated Spartans and their Athenian cavalry in a dawn ambush.
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