What the records say
- When
- 317 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.40° N, 22.13° E
- Description
- battle during the Wars of the Diadochi
Siege of Megalopolis
Siege in Greece by Polyperchon, 317 BC
The siege of Megalopolis was a siege battle during the Second War of the Diadochi between Polyperchon, the Regent of the Macedonian Empire, and the people of Megalopolis who supported Polyperchon's rival Cassander. The siege failed and Polyperchon lost a lot of prestige, which was capitalized on by Cassander and his ally Antigonus.
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sommer: Polyperchon gewinnt die Poleis der Peloponnes für seine Sache, scheitert aber bei der Belagerung von Megalopolis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page