The Ambracians, who were allies of the Spartans, had sent a relief force to help the army that had invaded Amphilochia previously. Unbeknownst to the Ambracians, the first army had been defeated, surrounded and scattered by the allied Athenians, Amphilochians and Acarnanians the day before. The Ambracians, unaware of the incoming Athenian army, camped on the lower of two steep hills. Demosthenes, the Athenian commander, occupied the higher hill, obtaining a strategic advantage. Before dawn, while the Ambracians were still asleep, they were attacked and destroyed by the Athenians.
Overall, the Ambraciots lost about 1,000 men over the two battles. Thucydides describes this disaster: "Indeed, this was by far the greatest disaster that befell any one Hellenic city in an equal number of days during this war; and I have not set down the number of the dead, because the amount stated seems so out of proportion to the size of the city as to be incredible".[1]
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Kagan, Donald. The Peloponnesian War. Penguin Books, 2003. ISBN0-670-03211-5
Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton. 1910.
^"Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 3, chapter 113, section 6". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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battle, idomene, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2014, learn, whe. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battle of Idomene was a battle in the Peloponnesian War in 426 BC between the Athenians and the Ambracians Battle of IdomenePart of the Peloponnesian WarDate426 BCLocationIdomeneResultAthenian VictoryBelligerentsAthensAmbraciaCommanders and leadersDemosthenesUnknownStrength7 0006 000Casualties and losses4001 000 The Ambracians who were allies of the Spartans had sent a relief force to help the army that had invaded Amphilochia previously Unbeknownst to the Ambracians the first army had been defeated surrounded and scattered by the allied Athenians Amphilochians and Acarnanians the day before The Ambracians unaware of the incoming Athenian army camped on the lower of two steep hills Demosthenes the Athenian commander occupied the higher hill obtaining a strategic advantage Before dawn while the Ambracians were still asleep they were attacked and destroyed by the Athenians Overall the Ambraciots lost about 1 000 men over the two battles Thucydides describes this disaster Indeed this was by far the greatest disaster that befell any one Hellenic city in an equal number of days during this war and I have not set down the number of the dead because the amount stated seems so out of proportion to the size of the city as to be incredible 1 References editKagan Donald The Peloponnesian War Penguin Books 2003 ISBN 0 670 03211 5Thucydides The Peloponnesian War London J M Dent New York E P Dutton 1910 Thucydides The Peloponnesian War Book 3 chapter 113 section 6 www perseus tufts edu Retrieved 2023 08 05 nbsp This article about a battle or war of Ancient Greek history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Idomene amp oldid 1175780913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
