siege, ancient
Siege of Olynthus
Siege of Olynthus was a siege conducted in 348 BC at Olynthus, in what is now Greece. It was part of Third Sacred War, which ran from 356 BC to 346 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory.
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Record
| Date | 348 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Olynthus, Greece 40.296N, 23.354E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Spartolos 429 BC, 5.2 km W
- Siege of Potidaea 479 BC, 11 km S
- Battle of Potidaea 432 BC, 12 km S
- Battle of Thessalonica 1821, 44 km NW
- Siege of Thessalonica AD 676, 51 km NW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Crocus Field 353 BC
Siege of Olynthus 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 Q133734377, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Olynthus (348 BC), revision 1370744174, 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.