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Battle of Mantinea
Battle of Mantinea was a battle fought in 207 BC at Mantineia, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Macedonian War, which ran from 214 BC to 205 BC. The recorded result: Achaean League victory.
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Where it sits in First Macedonian War
Record
| Date | 207 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Mantineia, Greece 37.600N, 22.400E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mantinea 362 BC, same recorded site
- Battle of Mantinea 418 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Mantinea 385 BC, 2.4 km NW
- Battle of the Trench 1821, 6.5 km SE
- Siege of Tripolitsa 1821, 9.4 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 418 BC and 207 BC.
In the same war
- Before: Second Battle of Lamia 209 BC
- All 6 engagements of First Macedonian War
Elsewhere in 207 BC
- Battle of the Metaurus Italy
- Battle of Grumentum Italy
- Battle of Julu China
- Battle of Carmona Spain
Battle of Mantinea 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 Q2330778, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mantinea (207 BC), revision 1370448895, 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.