Battle of the Elleporus
| Battle of the Elleporus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Syracuse | Italiote League | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dionysius I of Syracuse | Heloris † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 23,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7,000 | |||||||
The Battle of the Elleporus was fought in 389 BC between the forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse and the armies of the Italiote League. The armies of Syracuse triumphed, and Dionysius' control was extended into Southern Italy.[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Tucker (2010), p. 52.
References
- Tucker, Spencer C. (2010). A Global Chronology of Conflict: from the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East; Volume I: ca. 3000 BCE - 1499 CE. Santa Barbara, Denver, Oxford: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-667-1.
External links
Dictionary of Battles from the Earliest Date to the Present Time
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