Battle of the Elleporus

Battle of the Elleporus
Date	389 BC
Location	Stilaro river, Calabria
Result	Syracusan Victory
Belligerents
Syracuse	Italiote League
Commanders and leaders
Dionysius I of Syracuse	Heloris †
Strength
20,000-23,000	25,000 and 2000 Cavalry
Casualties and losses
	7,000-10,000 surrendered[citation needed]

The Battle of the Elleporus was fought in 389 BC between the forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse and the armies of the Italiote League. Dionysius triumphed in the battle and was then able to extend his control into southern Italy.^[2]^[3]

^ "The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C". Cambridge University Press. July 4, 1994 – via Google Books.
^ Tucker (2010), p. 52.
^ Meister, Klaus (Berlin) (2006-10-01). "Heloris". Brill's New Pauly. doi:10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e507230.

[1] "The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C". Cambridge University Press. July 4, 1994 – via Google Books.

[2] Tucker (2010), p. 52.

[3] Meister, Klaus (Berlin) (2006-10-01). "Heloris". Brill's New Pauly. doi:10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e507230.

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