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Battle of Argos

Battle of Argos was a battle fought in 272 BC at Argos, in what is now Greece. It was part of Antigonus II Gonatas' struggle for the Macedonian throne, which ran from 285 BC to 272 BC. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought272 BC
WhereArgos, Greece37.617N, 22.717E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsEpirus; Macedon (Aeacid)againstArgos; Macedon (Antigonid); Sparta
Casualties and lossesEntire force surrenderedandUnknown
Part ofAntigonus II Gonatas' struggle for the Macedonian thronePyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese

Where it sits in Antigonus II Gonatas' struggle for the Macedonian throne

Siege of Troezen, 278 BCSiege of Cassandreia, 277 BCSiege of Sparta, 272 BCPyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese, 272 BCBattle of Argos, 272 BC278 BC272 BCBattle of Argos, 272 BC
5 placed engagements of Antigonus II Gonatas' struggle for the Macedonian throne in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date272 BC (year precision)
PlaceArgos, Greece
37.617N, 22.717E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthTotal: 27,000; 25,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry; 24 war elephantsUnknown; Argives (militia); Antigonid army; 1,000 Cretans and Spartans (Areus)
Casualties and lossesEntire force surrenderedUnknown
Commanders
  • Antigonus II Gonatas
  • Areus I
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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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In the same war

Battle of Argos is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q96373234, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Argos, revision 1370106960, 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.