Battle of Amphipolis | |||||||
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Part of the Peloponnesian War | |||||||
An 1825 map illustrating the battle arrangements according to Thucydides | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Athens | Sparta | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cleon † Thucydides Eucles |
Brasidas † Clearidas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
About 2,000 | About 2,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
About 600 | 7 | ||||||
The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. It was the culmination of events that began in 424 BC with the capture of Amphipolis by the Spartans.