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Battle of Spartolos

Battle of Spartolos was a battle fought in 429 BC at Chalkidiki, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Chalcidian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 infantry; 200 cavalry against 5,000 infantry; 400 cavalry.

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Fought429 BC
WhereChalkidiki, Greece40.283N, 23.295E
OutcomeChalcidian victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstChalcidian League
Casualties and losses430 deadandNo more than 315 dead
Part ofPeloponnesian War431 BC to 404 BC

Where it sits in the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Sybota, 433 BCBattle of Potidaea, 432 BCBattle of Plataea, 431 BCBattle of Naupactus, 429 BCBattle of Spartolos, 429 BCBattle of Rhium, 429 BCSiege of Plataea, 429 BCBattle of Corcyra, 427 BCBattle of Tanagra, 426 BCBattle of Sphacteria, 425 BCBattle of Pylos, 425 BCBattle of Solygeia, 425 BCBattle of Delium, 424 BCBattle of Megara, 424 BCBattle of Mantinea, 418 BCBattle of Orneae, 417 BCBattle of Melos, 415 BCBattle of Milet, 412 BCBattle of Abydos, 411 BCBattle of Cynossema, 411 BCBattle of Syme, 411 BCBattle of Eretria, 411 BCBattle of Cyzicus, 410 BCBattle of Ephesus, 409 BCSiege of Chalcedon, 409 BCSiege of Byzantium, 408 BCSiege of Andros, 408 BCBattle of Notium, 406 BCSiege of Athens, 404 BC433 BC404 BCBattle of Spartolos, 429 BC
29 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date429 BC (year precision)
PlaceChalkidiki, Greece
40.283N, 23.295E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength2,000 infantry; 200 cavalry5,000 infantry; 400 cavalry
Casualties and losses430 deadNo more than 315 dead
Commanders
  • Xenophon (son of Euripides)
Battle of SpartolosBattle of SpartolosSiege of OlynthusSiege of PotidaeaBattle of PotidaeaBattle of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of PotidaeaBattle of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaLarissaBitolaSeresKateriniXanthiVolosKavala100 km40.283N, 23.295E
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In the same war

Battle of Spartolos is one of 99 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1475533, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Spartolos, revision 1370274588, 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.