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Battle of Mount Lycaeum

Battle of Mount Lycaeum was a battle fought in 227 BC at Mount Lykaion, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Cleomenean War, which ran from 229 BC to 222 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory.

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Mainland Greece during the time of the Cleomenean War, ca. 228 BCE
Mainland Greece during the time of the Cleomenean War, ca. 228 BCE. MapMaster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought227 BC
WhereMount Lykaion, Greece37.457N, 21.975E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSpartaagainstAchaean League
Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy
Part ofCleomenean War229 BC to 222 BC

Where it sits in the Cleomenean War

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4 placed engagements of the Cleomenean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date227 BC (year precision)
PlaceMount Lykaion, Greece
37.457N, 21.975E
KindBattle, ancient
Casualties and lossesLightHeavy
Commanders
  • Cleomenes III
  • Aratus of Sicyon
Battle of Mount LycaeumBattle of Mount LycaeumSiege of MegalopolisBattle of MegalopolisSiege of Gardiki-ArcadiaBattle of MeligalasBattle of ValtetsiSiege of Gardiki-ArcadiaBattle of MeligalasAthensPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaPirgos100 km37.457N, 21.975E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Mount Lycaeum 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 Q4871805, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Lycaeum, revision 1370450612, 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.