Battle of Delium

Battle of Delium (Delion)
Part of the Peloponnesian War

Socrates at the Battle of Delium (Thomas Couture, 1843)
Date424 BC
Location
Result Boeotian victory
Belligerents
Athens Boeotia
Commanders and leaders
Hippocrates  Pagondas
Strength
  • 18,500 total
    • 7,000 hoplites
    • 10,000 light infantry
    • 1,000 cavalry
    • 500 peltasts
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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