Siege of Perinthus
Military investment of the city of Perinthus by Philip II of Macedon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of Perinthus (340 BC) was an unsuccessful attempt by Philip II of Macedon to defeat the Athenian forces at Perinthus, and take the city. The siege was conducted alongside an unsuccessful siege of Byzantium. Both sieges took place in the period just before the Fourth Sacred War.[1]
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The location of the city of Perinthus in Thrace. | |||||
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Macedonia |
Achaemenid Empire Athens | ||||
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Philip II of Macedon |
Artaxerxes III Chares of Athens |
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