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Battle of Ladoceia

227 BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Battle of Ladokeia · Part of the Cleomenean War

The Battle of Ladoceia was fought in 227 BCE near Megalopolis in Arcadia during the Cleomenean War. Cleomenes III of Sparta defeated the Achaean League army under Aratus, and the Megalopolitan leader Lydiadas was killed when he pursued with the cavalry without support. The defeat deepened the league's military crisis against Sparta.

Battle of Ladoceia
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Ladoceia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-ladoceia
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