Battle of Arcadia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Spartan dominance in the region
increased Spartan influence in Arcadia
weakened Argive power
gptkbp:alliance Argive alliance with Athens
Spartan alliance with Tegea
gptkbp:casualties heavy losses for Argos
moderate losses for Sparta
gptkbp:combat_role Arcadian hills
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sparta
gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Agis_II
gptkb:Agesilaus_II
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later military strategies
gptkbp:date August 5, 418 BC
gptkbp:fought_against Spartan and Argive forces
gptkbp:historical_context power struggle in the Peloponnesian League
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Thucydides'_History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Agis_II
gptkb:Agesilaus_II
gptkb:Xenophon
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future Greek warfare
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_significance shifted power dynamics in Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Arcadia
gptkbp:involved_cities gptkb:Sparta
gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Argos
Tegea
gptkbp:legacy remembered as a key battle in Greek history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arcadia
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Agis_II
gptkb:Agesilaus_II
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms approach
gptkbp:outcome decisive victory for Sparta
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Mantinea
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Xenophon's_Hellenica
gptkbp:result Spartan victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Peloponnesian War
gptkbp:strategy flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:strength approximately 10,000 Spartans
approximately 8,000 Argives
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Battle_of_Leuctra
gptkbp:tactics use of cavalry
gptkbp:tactics_used phalanx formation
gptkbp:terrain hilly and rugged
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Contact_War
gptkb:UNSC_Spirit_of_Fire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5