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Battle of Sardis

Battle of Sardis was a battle fought in 395 BC at Sardis, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Spartan–Persian War, which ran from 399 BC to 387 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought395 BC
WhereSardis, Turkey38.488N, 28.040E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSpartaagainstAchaemenid Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofSpartan–Persian War399 BC to 387 BC

Record

Date395 BC (year precision)
PlaceSardis, Turkey
38.488N, 28.040E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Agesilaus II
  • Tissaphernes
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 547 BC and 395 BC.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 395 BC

Battle of Sardis is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28669027, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sardis (395 BC), revision 1370273811, 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.