What the records say
- When
- 272 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.08° N, 22.42° E
- Description
- 272 BCE siege
Siege of Sparta
Failed Epirote siege of Sparta
The siege of Sparta took place in 272 BC and was a battle fought between Epirus, led by King Pyrrhus, and an alliance consisting of Sparta, under the command of King Areus I and his heir Acrotatus, and Antigonus Gonatas. The battle was fought at Sparta and ended in a Spartan-Antigonid victory.
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