Battle near Lechaeum
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The Battle near Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War in 390 BC, in which Athenian peltasts under Iphicrates decisively defeated a Spartan mora near the port of Lechaeum in Corinth.
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| Battle near Lechaeum canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle near Lechaeum Context triple: [Spartan mora near Lechaeum, engagement, Battle near Lechaeum]
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Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
The Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir was a 12th-century engagement in which the Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Seljuk Turks in western Anatolia, helping to temporarily stabilize the empire’s eastern frontier.
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Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Battle of Rhandeia
The Battle of Rhandeia was a decisive 62 AD clash in Armenia where Parthian-backed forces under Tiridates I defeated the Romans, reshaping the balance of power between the Roman and Parthian Empires in the region.
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D.
Battle of Tegyra
The Battle of Tegyra was a 375 BC clash in which the elite Theban Sacred Band won a landmark victory over a larger Spartan force, foreshadowing the decline of Spartan military dominance in Greece.
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E.
Battle of Thannuris
The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle near Lechaeum Target entity description: The Battle near Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War in 390 BC, in which Athenian peltasts under Iphicrates decisively defeated a Spartan mora near the port of Lechaeum in Corinth.
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A.
Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
The Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir was a 12th-century engagement in which the Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Seljuk Turks in western Anatolia, helping to temporarily stabilize the empire’s eastern frontier.
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B.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Battle of Rhandeia
The Battle of Rhandeia was a decisive 62 AD clash in Armenia where Parthian-backed forces under Tiridates I defeated the Romans, reshaping the balance of power between the Roman and Parthian Empires in the region.
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D.
Battle of Tegyra
The Battle of Tegyra was a 375 BC clash in which the elite Theban Sacred Band won a landmark victory over a larger Spartan force, foreshadowing the decline of Spartan military dominance in Greece.
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E.
Battle of Thannuris
The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedPolity |
City‑state of Athens
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian polis
City‑state of Sparta ⓘ
linked to:
Lacedaemon
|
| belligerentAlliance | Athenian‑led coalition against Sparta ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Athenian side
ⓘ
Spartan side ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| commander |
Iphicrates
ⓘ
Spartan mora commander (name unknown) ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
enhanced reputation of peltasts in Greek warfare
ⓘ
showed effectiveness of mobile missile troops against traditional phalanx ⓘ |
| date | 390 BC ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Xenophon ⓘ |
| era | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| forceType |
Athenian light infantry
ⓘ
Spartan heavy infantry ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | port of Lechaeum ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | systematic use of peltasts in offensive operations ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved |
Athenian peltasts
ⓘ
Spartan mora ⓘ |
| opponentType | Spartan hoplites ⓘ |
| outcome |
demonstrated vulnerability of hoplites to peltasts
ⓘ
heavy Spartan casualties ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek–Greek conflicts ⓘ |
| place |
Corinth
ⓘ
Corinthia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ near Lechaeum ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Xenophon’s Hellenica
ⓘ
linked to:
Xenophon's Hellenica
|
| relatedTo |
Athenian military reforms
ⓘ
Iphicrates ⓘ Spartan land warfare ⓘ |
| result |
Athenian victory
ⓘ
decisive defeat of a Spartan mora ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Athenian prestige during the Corinthian War
ⓘ
important example of light infantry defeating hoplites ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
avoidance of close‑quarters hoplite combat
ⓘ
missile harassment of hoplites ⓘ peltast hit‑and‑run tactics ⓘ |
| warTheater | land operations around Corinth ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle near Lechaeum Description of subject: The Battle near Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War in 390 BC, in which Athenian peltasts under Iphicrates decisively defeated a Spartan mora near the port of Lechaeum in Corinth.
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