Battle of Thermopylae (323 BC)

For other battles at Thermopylae, see Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation).

Battle of Thermopylae

Date	323 BC
Location	Thermopylae
Result	Greek victory

Belligerents

Greek confederacy

Macedon

Commanders and leaders

Leosthenes

Antipater

Strength

13,000 infantry
600 cavalry^[1]

Lamian War

Plataea Thermopylae Lamia Amorgos Echinades Rhamnus Crannon

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 323 BC between the Macedonians and a coalition of armies mostly from central Greece in the pass of Thermopylae during the Lamian War.

After Antipater received news of the Greek revolt, he sent messengers to Craterus and Philotas who were in Asia with an army of over 10,000 soldiers, to come to his aid.^[1] But receiving news of the progress of the rebellion and realizing that he couldn't wait for his reinforcements to arrive, he marched south to Thessaly with 13,000 foot soldiers and 600 horsemen,^[1] while he left Sippas in command of Macedon. But the Thessalians who in the beginning supported Macedon changed sides to the Greek alliance and Leosthenes forces, occupying the passes of Thermopylae, significantly outnumbered the Macedonians. Antipater was defeated and since he could not retreat because the Greeks had more cavalry than him, he shut himself in the city of Lamia where he was besieged.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Siculus, Diodorus. "12". Library. XVIII.

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