Qualla: Battle of Megalopolis https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:40:35 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Megalopolis https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis Battle of Megalopolis: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit User:पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. Alexander the Great was somewhere in Persia when he heard about it. His regent back in Macedonia had just fought a major battle in Arcadia — Spartan forces against Macedonian, thousands dead on both sides. Alexander reportedly called it 'a battle of mice,' according to Plutarch. Perhaps the dismissal was sincere: he was engaged in something he considered far larger, the conquest of the Persian Empire. But for the people who fought and died near Megalopolis in 331 BC, there was nothing small about it. For Sparta, it was a catastrophe. For the Spartan king Agis III, it was the end.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/sqxs-battle-of-megalopolis-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Megalopolis: Agis Builds a Coalition https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit Greece_location_map.svg: Lencer / derivative work: Uwe Dedering (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0. The Battle of Megalopolis had its roots in the autumn of 333 BC, when Agis III met with Persian naval commanders Pharnabazus and Autophradates somewhere in the Aegean Sea. Alexander had recently crushed the Persian army at the Battle of Issus, and the Persians were looking for wa...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/sqxs-battle-of-megalopolis-agis-builds-a-coalition.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Megalopolis: Antipater Marches South https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit User:पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. Alexander's regent Antipater had been occupied with his own crisis in Thrace, where the Macedonian general Memnon was involved in a rebellion. Once that was resolved, Antipater turned his attention to Agis. He assembled a force described as over 40,000 strong: a core of Macedonia...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/sqxs-battle-of-megalopolis-antipater-marches-south.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Megalopolis: The Death of Agis III https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit User:पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. The ancient historian Diodorus records what happened to the Spartan king in the final moments of the battle. Agis was wounded and could no longer stand. He ordered his men to leave him behind, facing the advancing Macedonian army, so that they could retreat under his cover. This ...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/sqxs-battle-of-megalopolis-the-death-of-agis-iii.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Megalopolis: What the Battle Decided https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0. The battle near Megalopolis in 331 BC effectively ended Sparta's last serious attempt to resist Macedonian domination of Greece. With Agis dead and the Spartan force shattered, there was no coalition strong enough to challenge Antipater's authority. Alexander's comment — 'a battl...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/s/battle-of-megalopolis-wp/sqxs-battle-of-megalopolis-what-the-battle-decided.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Megalopolis: Megalopolis and the Arcadian Plain from the Air https://qualla.com/battle-of-megalopolis/ Photo credit User:पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. The battle took place near Megalopolis, in the broad Arcadian plain at approximately 37.401°N, 22.142°E. The modern town of Megalopoli occupies the same general area, bordered by the Alpheios river to the north. From the air, the flat plain — unusual in the mountainous Peloponnes...

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