Battle of Delium

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Battle of Delium (Delion)
Part of the Peloponnesian War
Socrates at the Battle of Delium (Thomas Couture, 1843)
Date 424 BC Location Delium Result Boeotian victory
Belligerents
Athens	Boeotia
Commanders and leaders
Hippocrates †	Pagondas
Strength
17,000 total 7,000 hoplites[1] 10,000 metics[1]	18,500 total 7,000 hoplites[2] 10,000 light-armed troops[2] 1,000 cavalry[2] 500 peltasts[2]
Casualties and losses
About 1,200	About 500

The Battle of Delium (or Delion, a city in Boeotia) took place in 424 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. It was fought between the Athenians and the Boeotians, who were allies of the Spartans, and ended with the siege of Delium in the following weeks.