Battle of Amphipolis

Battle of Amphipolis
Part of the Peloponnesian War
An 1825 map illustrating the battle arrangements according to Thucydides
Date 422 BC Location Amphipolis 40°49′25″N 23°50′49″E / 40.823681°N 23.84705°E / 40.823681; 23.84705 Result Spartan victory
Belligerents
Athens	Sparta
Commanders and leaders
Cleon † Thucydides Eucles	Brasidas † Clearidas
Strength
About 2,000	About 2,500
Casualties and losses
About 600	7
Amphipolis class=notpageimage| Greece

The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. It was the culmination of events that began in 424 BC with the capture of Amphipolis by the Spartans.