Battle of Munychia
Battle between Athenian exiles and the Spartan-backed oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Munychia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a hill in Piraeus (the Munychia) which had been seized by 1,000 exiles under Thrasybulus, but was defeated. After this defeat, the Thirty Tyrants were forced to flee to Eleusis.
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Battle of Munychia | |||||||
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Part of Phyle Campaign | |||||||
Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign | |||||||
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Athenian exiles | Thirty Tyrants | ||||||
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Thrasybulus | Critias † | ||||||
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1,000[citation needed] | Several thousand | ||||||
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Light | 70 killed |
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