Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Athens: contested ground

The ground around Athens was fought over 12 times between 404 BC and 1944: 6 battles and 6 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of MunichiaSiege of AthensSiege of AthensSiege of the AcropolisSiege of the AcropolisSiege of the AcropolisBattle of PhaleronDourgouti blokoExecutions of KokkiniaKallithea blokoKoukaki roundupSiege of AthensSiege of AthensPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaMitiliniTripoliHiosPirgos200 km37.964N, 23.707E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Munichia, 404 BCSiege of Athens, 404 BCSiege of Athens, 287 BCSiege of Athens, 87 BCSiege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1821Siege of the Acropolis, 1826Battle of Phaleron, 1827Dourgouti bloko, 1944Executions of Kokkinia, 1944Kallithea bloko, 1944Koukaki roundup, 1944404 BC1944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
404 BCBattle of MunichiaMunichiaPhyle Campaign
404 BCSiege of AthensAthensPeloponnesian War
287 BCSiege of AthensAthensDemetrius I's struggle for the Macedonian throne
September 87 BCSiege of AthensAthensFirst Mithridatic War
23 September 1687Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of AthensMorean War
25 April 1821Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of AthensGreek War of Independence
3 August 1826Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of AthensGreek War of Independence
6 May 1827Battle of PhaleronPalaio FaliroGreek War of Independence
1944Dourgouti blokoNeos Kosmos
1944Executions of KokkiniaNicaeaWorld War II
1944Kallithea blokoKallitheaWorld War II
1944Koukaki roundupKoukakiWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.