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Battle of Dyme

Battle of Dyme was a battle fought in 226 BC at Dyme, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dyme. It was part of the Cleomenean War, which ran from 229 BC to 222 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory.

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Fought226 BC
WhereDyme, Greece38.145N, 21.551E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSpartaagainstAchaean League
Casualties and lossesLowandHeavy
Part ofCleomenean War229 BC to 222 BC

Where it sits in the Cleomenean War

Battle of Mount Lycaeum, 227 BCSiege of Orchomenus, 227 BCBattle of Dyme, 226 BCBattle of Sellasia, 222 BC227 BC222 BCBattle of Dyme, 226 BC
4 placed engagements of the Cleomenean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date226 BC (year precision)
PlaceDyme, Greece
38.145N, 21.551E
KindBattle, ancient
Casualties and lossesLowHeavy
Commanders
  • Cleomenes III
  • Hyperbatas
  • Aratus of Sicyon
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Placed at Dyme; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Dyme 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 Q4204610, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dyme, revision 1370439579, 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.