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Battle of the 300 Champions

Battle of the 300 Champions was a battle fought in 546 BC in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q21660842. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: 300 hoplites against 300 hoplites.

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Fought546 BC
WhereGreece37.376N, 22.681E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsSpartaagainstArgos
Casualties and losses299 dead and 1 injuredand298 men dead
Part ofQ21660842

Where it sits in Q21660842

Battle of Helos, 801 BCBattle of Hysiae, 669 BCBattle of the 300 Champions, 546 BC801 BC546 BCBattle of the 300 Champions, 546 BC
3 placed engagements of Q21660842 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date546 BC (year precision)
PlaceGreece
37.376N, 22.681E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength300 hoplites300 hoplites
Casualties and losses299 dead and 1 injured298 men dead
Battle of the 300 ChampionsBattle of the 300 ChampionsSecond Battle of DolianaBattle of DolianaBattle at Achladokampos innBattle of the Lerna MillsBattle of Agios VasileiosSecond Battle of DolianaBattle at Achladokampos innBattle of the Lerna MillsAthensPatraKalamataChalkidaPirgos100 km37.376N, 22.681E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 546 BC

Battle of the 300 Champions is one of 31 engagements of the 6th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q195881, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the 300 Champions, revision 1378908281, 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.