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Battle of Piraeus | |||||||
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Part of Phyle Campaign | |||||||
Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Athenian exiles |
Sparta Thirty Tyrants | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Thrasybulus | Pausanias | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Over 180 killed | Unknown |
The Battle of Piraeus was fought in 403 BC between Athenian exiles who had defeated the government of the Thirty Tyrants and occupied Piraeus and a Spartan force sent to combat them. In the battle, the Spartans narrowly defeated the exiles, with both sides suffering appreciable casualties. After the battle, Pausanias arranged a settlement between the two parties which allowed the reestablishment of democratic government in Athens.