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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 | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
17,000 total 7,000 hoplites[1] 10,000 metics[1] |
18,500 total 7,000 hoplites[2] 10,000 light-armed troops[2] 1,000 cavalry[2] 500 peltasts[2] | ||||||
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.