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300 hoplites. Casualties and losses. 299 dead and 1 injured. 298 men dead. The Battle of the 300 Champions, known since Herodotus' day as the Battle of the Champions, was fought in roughly 546 BC between Argos and Sparta. Rather than commit full armies both sides agreed to pitting 300 of their best men against each other.
The fertile plain of Thyrea was a long-disputed territory that lay between the two city states of Sparta and Argos. [7] During the Battle of the 300 Champions (546 BC) Sparta gained control over this region. [13] Nearly two generations had since passed when Argos reclaimed Thyrea. [14]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This category includes historical battles in which Greek city-state of Sparta (15th century BC – 2nd century BC) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information.
Thyrea enters history as the location of the Battle of the Champions (c. 546 BCE) between Argos and Sparta. According to Herodotus, Sparta had surrounded and captured the plain of Thyrea. When the Argives marched out to defend it, the two armies agreed to let 300 champions from each city fight, with the winner taking the territory. [2]
The Battle of the Champions is the traditional name given to the Battle of the 300 Champions, which pitted Argos against Sparta in 546 BC. It may also refer to: Battle of Champions, a trial by combat fought in 1478 or 1464 between two Scottish clans. The Battle of the Champions (boxing), a 1982 boxing match.
Sparta. Battles / wars. Battle of the 300 Champions. Othryades (Ancient Greek: Ὀθρυάδης) and Othryadas (Ancient Greek: Ὀθρυάδας) [1] was the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. Ashamed by surviving his comrades, he committed suicide on the field ...
The Spartan army was the principle ground force of Sparta. It stood at the center of the ancient Greek city-state, consisting of citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. [1] Subjected to military drills since early manhood, the Spartans became one of the most feared and formidable military forces in the Greek world ...
Same view but rotated more to the northern side of the ruins. The history of Sparta describes the history of the ancient Doric Greek city-state known as Sparta from its beginning in the legendary period to its incorporation into the Achaean League under the late Roman Republic, as Allied State, in 146 BC, a period of roughly 1000 years.