Battle of Dyme | |||||||
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Part of Cleomenean War | |||||||
A map of Achaea showing Dyme on the left. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sparta | Achaean League | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cleomenes III |
Hyperbatas, Aratus | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Low | Heavy |
The Battle of Dyme or Dymae was fought by the Achaean League under the command of their Strategos, Hyperbatas, and a Spartan army under the command of King Cleomenes III, and was part of the Cleomenean War. The battle took in place near Dyme in north-west Achaea and was fought in 226 BC.