| Battle of Thermopylae | |||||||
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| Part of Gallic invasion of the Balkans | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:ThracianTribes.jpg) Route of the Gallic invasion of the Balkans | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Gauls |
Aetolians Locrians Megarians Macedonian mercenaries Seleucid Greek and Syrian mercenaries | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Acichorius Orestorius Combutis |
Calippus (Athenian cotingent) Cephisodotus, Thearidas, Diogenes and Lysander (Boeotian contingent) Critobulus and Antiochus(Phokian Contingent) Meidias (Lokrian Contingent) Hipponicus (Megarian Contingent) Polyarchus, Polyphron and Lacrates (Aetolian Contingent) Aristomedus (Macedonian greek mercenaries) Telesarchus (Seleucid Greek and Syrian mercenaries) | ||||||
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 279 BC between invading Gallic armies and a combined army of Greek Aetolians, Boeotians, Athenians, and Phocians at Thermopylae. The Gauls under Brennus were victorious, and advanced further into the Greek peninsula where they attempted to sack Delphi but were completely defeated.