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Battle of Olpae

Battle of Olpae was a battle fought in 426 BC at Olpae, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Archidamian War, which ran from 431 BC to 421 BC. The recorded result: Athenian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 5,000.

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olpe1_battleplan.jpg description: battle of Olpe (426 BC - during peloponesian war) - map of the battle site and battle diagram author: Tomasz Brzeziński brzozowy@gazeta.pl date: 26.02.2006
olpe1_battleplan.jpg description: battle of Olpe (426 BC - during peloponesian war) - map of the battle site and battle diagram author: Tomasz Brzeziński [email protected] date: 26.02.2006. No machine-readable author provided. Tebeusz~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought426 BC
WhereOlpae, Greece38.950N, 21.150E
OutcomeAthenian victory
BelligerentsAthens; Amphilochia; Akarnanian LeagueagainstSparta; Ambrakia
Casualties and lossesAbout 300andAbout 1,000
Part ofArchidamian War431 BC to 421 BC

Where it sits in the Archidamian War

Spartan invasions of Attica during the Archidamian War, 431 BCBattle of Olpae, 426 BCBattle of Amphipolis, 422 BC431 BC422 BCBattle of Olpae, 426 BC
3 placed engagements of the Archidamian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date426 BC (year precision)
PlaceOlpae, Greece
38.950N, 21.150E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength10,0005,000
Casualties and lossesAbout 300About 1,000
Commanders
  • Demosthenes (general)
  • Eurylochus (Spartan general)
Battle of OlpaeBattle of OlpaeSiege of MedionBattle of PetaBattle of PrevezaBattle of PrevezaBattle of NicopolisSiege of MedionBattle of PetaBattle of PrevezaPatraLarissaIoaninaAgrinioKerkiraVolosGjirokastërSarandë100 km38.950N, 21.150E
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Elsewhere in 426 BC

Battle of Olpae is one of 102 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q617924, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Olpae, revision 1370271173, 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.