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Battle of Crocus Field

Name: Battle of Crocus Field
Location: Thessaly, Greece

Battle of Crocus Field was a battle fought in 353 BC at Thessaly, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Thessaly. It was part of Third Sacred War, which ran from 356 BC to 346 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 foot; 3,000 horse against 20,000 foot; 500 horse.

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Fought353 BC

WhereThessaly, Greece39.600N, 22.200E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMacedonian victory

BelligerentsMacedon; Thessalian ConfederationagainstPhocis; Athens

Casualties and lossesUnknownandup to 9,000 dead

Part ofThird Sacred War356 BC to 346 BC

Record

Date	353 BC (year precision)
Place	Thessaly, Greece 39.600N, 22.200E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	20,000 foot; 3,000 horse	20,000 foot; 500 horse
Casualties and losses	Unknown	up to 9,000 dead
Commanders	Philip II of Macedon	Onomarchus Chares of Athens

Placed at Thessaly; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Crannon 322 BC, 16 km SE
Siege of Larissa AD 977, 19 km E
Battle of Larissa 1083, 19 km E
Battle of Callinicus 171 BC, 19 km E
Battle of Mataraga and Petromagoula 1878, 28 km SW

In the same war

After: Siege of Olynthus 348 BC

Battle of Crocus Field is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1887681, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Crocus Field, revision 1370437815, 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.