Battle of Mount Lycaeum 227 BC
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
The Battle of Mount Lycaeum (or Lykion) was fought between Sparta led by Cleomenes III and the Achaean League commanded by Aratus. It was the first major battle of the Cleomenean War. The battle occurred at Mount Lycaeum on the border of Elis and Arcadia and ended in a Spartan victory.
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