siege, ancient

Siege of Lamia

Name: Siege of Lamia
Location: Lamia, Greece

Siege of Lamia was a siege conducted in 322 BC at Lamia, in what is now Greece. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought322 BC

WhereLamia, Greece38.897N, 22.431E

OutcomeMacedonian victory

BelligerentsAthens; Aetolian League; Thessalian LeagueagainstMacedonia

Record

Date	322 BC (year precision)
Place	Lamia, Greece 38.897N, 22.431E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Leosthenes	Antipater

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

First Battle of Lamia 209 BC, 0.4 km NE
Second Battle of Lamia 209 BC, 0.4 km NE
Siege of Mpeki 1821, 5.0 km W
Battle of Alamana 1821, 5.4 km SE
Battle of Thermopylae 191 BC, 14 km SE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 322 BC and 1821.

Elsewhere in 322 BC

Siege of Lamia 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 Q28669192, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lamia, revision 1370742780, 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.