Battle of the Elleporus

Battle of the Elleporus

Infobox Military Conflict


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conflict=Battle of the Elleporus
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date=389 BC
place= Stilaro river, Calabria
result=Syracusan Victory
combatant1=Syracuse
combatant2=Italiote League
commander1=Dionysius I of Syracuse
commander2=HelorisKIA
strength1= 23,000
strength2= 17,000
casualties1=
casualties2= 7,000

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. The armies of Syracuse triumphed, and Dionysius' control was extended into Southern Italy.

References

[http://books.google.com/books?id=SDkiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=Battle+of+the+Elleporus&source=web&ots=2T8_vOQ3b9&sig=dWMpMnX8jkOBDEFTAHEqIpKaGww&hl=en Dictionary of Battles from the Earliest Date to the Present Time]


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