Battle of the Great Foss
| Battle of the Great Foss | |||||||
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Messenia Arcadia | Sparta | ||||||
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Aristomenes Androcles Fidas Aristocrates II | |||||||
The Battle of the Great Foss occurred in 682 BC during the Second Messenian War (685–668 BC). The word 'foss' indicates a trench. According to ancient historian Pausanias the outcome of the battle was determined by trickery. The Spartans bribed Aristocrates, the king of the Arcadians, to withdraw his men just as the battle was beginning. This resulted in the slaughter of the Messenians.[1]
References and further reading
- ↑ Montagu, Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds, 49.
Sources
- Montagu, John Drogo. Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 318BC. Mechanicsburg, PA: Greenhill Books, 2000.
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