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Battle of Delium (Delion) | |||||||
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Part of the Peloponnesian War | |||||||
Socrates at the Battle of Delium (Thomas Couture, 1843) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Athens | Boeotia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hippocrates † | Pagondas | ||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
About 1,200 | About 500 |
The Battle of Delium (or Delion, a city in Boeotia) took place in 424 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. It was fought between the Athenians and the Boeotians, who were allies of the Spartans, and ended with the siege of Delium in the following weeks.
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