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Battle of Tanagra

Battle of Tanagra was a battle fought in 457 BC at ancient Tanagra, in what is now Greece. The recorded result: Spartan victory. Recorded strength: 14,000 against 11,500.

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Fought457 BC
Whereancient Tanagra, Greece38.317N, 23.533E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstSparta
Casualties and losses2,100 dead.and1,500 dead.

Record

Date457 BC (year precision)
Placeancient Tanagra, Greece
38.317N, 23.533E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength14,00011,500
Casualties and losses2,100 dead.1,500 dead.
Commanders
  • Myronides
  • Nicomedes of Sparta
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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.

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Elsewhere in 457 BC

Battle of Tanagra 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 Q1187461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tanagra (457 BC), revision 1370590497, 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.