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Battle of Coronea

Battle of Coronea was a battle fought in 447 BC at Koroneia, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Peloponnesian War, which ran from 460 BC to 445 BC. The recorded result: Boeotian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000 hoplites, others?.

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Map of Important Battles in Ancient Greece, from 700 to 168 BC, with Marathon's being dated incorrectly. It actually happened at 490 BC, which is indicated by it's positioning before Thermopylae.
Map of Important Battles in Ancient Greece, from 700 to 168 BC, with Marathon's being dated incorrectly. It actually happened at 490 BC, which is indicated by it's positioning before Thermopylae.. MaryroseB54, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought447 BC
WhereKoroneia, Greece38.350N, 22.967E
OutcomeBoeotian victory
BelligerentsBoeotian city-statesagainstDelian League
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFirst Peloponnesian War460 BC to 445 BC

Record

Date447 BC (year precision)
PlaceKoroneia, Greece
38.350N, 22.967E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknown1,000 hoplites, others?
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Sparton
  • Tolmides
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Coronea is one of 62 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q930550, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Coronea (447 BC), revision 1370437651, 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.