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According to Herodotus [1] 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. Presumably the idea was to reduce the total number of casualties.
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Battle of the 300 Champions; A. Battle of Amphipolis; Battle of Argos; C. Battle of Coronea (394 BC) D. ... Siege of Sparta; Battle of Sphacteria; T. Battle of ...
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]
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