battle, ancient
First Battle of Lamia
First Battle of Lamia was a battle fought in 209 BC at Lamia, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Macedonian War, which ran from 214 BC to 205 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory.
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Where it sits in First Macedonian War
Record
| Date | 209 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lamia, Greece 38.900N, 22.433E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 1,000 |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Second Battle of Lamia 209 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Lamia 322 BC, 0.4 km SW
- Siege of Mpeki 1821, 5.2 km W
- Battle of Alamana 1821, 5.6 km SE
- Battle of Thermopylae 191 BC, 14 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 322 BC and 1821.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Echinus 210 BC
- After: Second Battle of Lamia 209 BC
- All 6 engagements of First Macedonian War
Elsewhere in 209 BC
- Battle of New Carthage Spain
- Battle of Canusium Italy
- Battle of Tarentum Italy
- Battle of Mount Labus Iran
- Second Battle of Tarentum Italy
First Battle of Lamia 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 Q2498565, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Lamia, revision 1370618738, 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.