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Battle of Corinth

Battle of Corinth was a battle fought in 146 BC at Isthmus of Corinth, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Achaean War. The recorded result: Decisive Roman victory. Recorded strength: Two Roman legions and Italian Allies; 3500 Cavalry; 23000 Infantry against 600 cavalry; 14000 infantry.

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Karte des Isthmus von Korinth
Karte des Isthmus von Korinth. Fremantleboy 15:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought146 BC
WhereIsthmus of Corinth, Greece37.905N, 22.880E
OutcomeDecisive Roman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstAchaean League
Part ofAchaean War

Where it sits in the Achaean War

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3 placed engagements of the Achaean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date146 BC (year precision)
PlaceIsthmus of Corinth, Greece
37.905N, 22.880E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeComplete annexation of Greece by Rome
StrengthTwo Roman legions and Italian Allies; 3500 Cavalry; 23000 Infantry600 cavalry; 14000 infantry
Commanders
  • Lucius Mummius Achaicus
  • Diaeus
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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.
The Achaean War, 146 BC.
The Achaean War, 146 BC.. Augusto de Cartagena, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Corinth
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Corinth today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-30. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 77 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -2 to 577 m, 579 m of relief, steep country and today it is 43% grassland, 26% tree cover, 13% cropland.

grassland: 43%tree cover: 26%cropland: 13%shrubland: 10%built-up: 8%grassland 43%tree cover 26%cropland 13%shrubland 10%built-up 8%
west to east, 10.0 km57 to 123 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 373 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 391 BC and 1463.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 146 BC

Battle of Corinth is one of 94 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q587983, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Corinth (146 BC), revision 1382211318, 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.