Battle of Lechaeum
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The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lechaeum canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Lechaeum Context triple: [Athenian army, foughtIn, Battle of Lechaeum]
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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Battle of Pollentia
The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Lechaeum Target entity description: The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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A.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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B.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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D.
Battle of Pollentia
The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian peltasts
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Spartan heavy infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | operations around Corinth in the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy Spartan casualties
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light Athenian casualties ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred after the Battle of Nemea
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occurred before the end of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athenian forces
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Spartan forces ⓘ |
| commandedBySide | Athenian forces were commanded by Iphicrates ⓘ |
| commander | Iphicrates ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 390 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the port of Corinth on the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athens
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Sparta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| involvedAlliance | Athenian allies in the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| involvedCityState | Corinth ⓘ |
| largerForce | Spartan mora ⓘ |
| location |
Lechaeum
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near Corinth ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | systematic use of peltasts in skirmishing tactics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of a Spartan mora
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effective use of peltasts against hoplites ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Spartan mora commander ⓘ |
| opposingUnitType |
Spartan hoplites
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Spartan mora ⓘ |
| opposingWeaponType |
hoplite shields
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spears ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Xenophon's Hellenica
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surface form:
Xenophon’s Hellenica
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| relatedTo |
Iphicratean reforms
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Peloponnesian military tactics ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| smallerForce | Athenian force ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | weakened Spartan land dominance ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance |
demonstrated vulnerability of hoplites to light infantry
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showed effectiveness of hit-and-run tactics ⓘ |
| terrain | open ground near the road between Corinth and Lechaeum ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnitType |
light infantry
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peltasts ⓘ |
| weaponTypeUsed |
javelins
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shields ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lechaeum Description of subject: The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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