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Battle of Argos

Battle of Argos was a battle fought in 272 BC at Argos, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought272 BC
WhereArgos, Greece37.617N, 22.717E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsEpirus; Macedon (Aeacid)againstArgos; Macedon (Antigonid); Sparta
Casualties and lossesEntire force surrenderedandUnknown
Part ofPyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese

Record

Date272 BC (year precision)
PlaceArgos, Greece
37.617N, 22.717E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthTotal: 27,000; 25,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry; 24 war elephantsUnknown; Argives (militia); Antigonid army; 1,000 Cretans and Spartans (Areus)
Casualties and lossesEntire force surrenderedUnknown
Commanders
  • Antigonus II Gonatas
  • Areus I
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Battle of Argos is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q96373234, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Argos, revision 1370106960, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.