Battle of Gythium
The Battle of Gythium was fought in 195 BC between Sparta and the coalition of Rome, Rhodes, the Achaean League and Pergamum. As the port of Gythium was an important Spartan base the allies decided to capture it before they advanced inland to Sparta. The Romans and the Achaeans were joined outside the city by the Pergamese and Rhodian fleets. The Spartans held out but one of the joint commanders, Dexagoridas, decided to surrender the city to the Roman legate. When Gorgopas, the other commander, found out he killed Dexagoridas and took solo command of the city. After Dexagoridas' murder the Spartans held out more vigorously. However, Titus Quinctius Flamininus of the allied forces arrived with 4,000 more men and the Spartans decided to surrender the city on the condition that the garrison c
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Battle of Gythium
The Battle of Gythium was fought in 195 BC between Sparta and the coalition of Rome, Rhodes, the Achaean League and Pergamum. As the port of Gythium was an important Spartan base the allies decided to capture it before they advanced inland to Sparta. The Romans and the Achaeans were joined outside the city by the Pergamese and Rhodian fleets. The Spartans held out but one of the joint commanders, Dexagoridas, decided to surrender the city to the Roman legate. When Gorgopas, the other commander, found out he killed Dexagoridas and took solo command of the city. After Dexagoridas' murder the Spartans held out more vigorously. However, Titus Quinctius Flamininus of the allied forces arrived with 4,000 more men and the Spartans decided to surrender the city on the condition that the garrison c
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La bataille de Gythium opposa ...... pitula plus tard dans l'année.
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La batalla de Gitión se libró ...... capitularía ante los aliados.
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The Battle of Gythium was foug ...... rta capitulated to the allies.
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Осада Гифия — осада союзными р ...... питулировала перед союзниками.
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Allied Victory
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About 50,000 men
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A map of the southern Peloponnese.
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La bataille de Gythium opposa ...... rte, dut alors abandonner les
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La batalla de Gitión se libró ...... los espartanos decidieron entr
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The Battle of Gythium was foug ...... condition that the garrison c
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Осада Гифия — осада союзными р ...... , вынужден был покинуть окрест
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Bataille de Gythium
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Batalla de Gitión
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Battle of Gythium
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Осада Гифия
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Battle of Gythium
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