Battle of Argos
272 BC battle between king Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Spartan-Argive-Macedonian alliance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Argos of 272 BC was fought between the forces of Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, and a spontaneous alliance between the city state of Argos, the Spartan king Areus I and the Macedonian king Antigonus Gonatas. The battle ended with the death of Pyrrhus and the surrender of his army.[1]
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Battle of Argos | |||||||
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Part of Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Epirus Macedon (Aeacid) |
Argos Macedon (Antigonid) Sparta | ||||||
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Pyrrhus of Epirus † Helenus (POW) Aristeas of Argos |
Antigonus II Gonatas Areus I Aristippus of Argos | ||||||
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total: 27,000 |
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Entire force surrendered | unknown | ||||||
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