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Battle of Tanagra

457 BCE · 5th century BCE · Part of the First Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Tanagra was fought in 457 BCE near Tanagra in Boeotia, Greece, between Athens with its allies and a Spartan-led army returning from central Greece. The Spartans won narrowly but went home, and about two months later Athens defeated the Boeotians at Oenophyta and took control of Boeotia. It was one of the major battles of the First Peloponnesian War.

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