Battle of Potidaea

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The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.

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Battle of Potidaea canonical 3
Siege of Potidaea 2
siege of Potidaea 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Athenian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Delian League

Chalcidian allies ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Potidaea ⓘ
local Macedonian forces ⓘ
commandedBy Aristeus of Corinth ⓘ
Callias son of Calliades ⓘ
Phormio ⓘ
conflictOf Peloponnesian War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
date 432 BC ⓘ
describedBySource Thucydides ⓘ
describedIn History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
endTime 432 BC ⓘ
followedBy prolonged siege of Potidaea ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
hasCause Athenian demands on Potidaea ⓘ
Corinthian support for Potidaea ⓘ
escalating disputes leading to the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
tensions between Athens and Corinth ⓘ
hasLocation Chalcidice ⓘ
Macedonia region ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)

Potidaea ⓘ
northern Aegean region ⓘ
hasMilitaryAction land battle ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ
hasParticipant Athenian forces ⓘ
linked to: Athenian army

Athens ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Corinthian-allied forces ⓘ
Potidaea ⓘ
hasResult Athenian victory ⓘ
contributed to outbreak of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
increased hostility between Athens and Corinth ⓘ
siege of Potidaea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Potidaea
historicalPeriod Classical Greece ⓘ
opponent Athenian forces ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Corinthian-allied forces ⓘ
partOf Peloponnesian War ⓘ
precededBy Athenian ultimatum to Potidaea ⓘ
relatedTo Athenian–Corinthian conflict ⓘ
linked to: Peloponnesian War

Megarian Decree ⓘ
startTime 432 BC ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access to the northern Aegean ⓘ
control of routes to Thrace ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peloponnesian War → notableBattle → Battle of Potidaea ⓘ
Archidamian War → majorBattle → Battle of Potidaea ⓘ
Battle of Potidaea → hasResult → siege of Potidaea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Potidaea
Potidaea → siege → Siege of Potidaea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Potidaea
Invasion of Attica in 431 BC → relatedEvent → Siege of Potidaea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Potidaea