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Battle of Mount Lycaeum
Part of the Cleomenean War
A map of depicting the location of the Battle of Mount Lycaeum.
Date 227 BC Location Mount Lycaeum, border of Elis and Arcadia Result Spartan victory
Belligerents
Sparta	Achaean League
Commanders and leaders
Cleomenes III	Aratus
Casualties and losses
Light	Heavy

The Battle of Mount Lycaeum was a battle fought between Sparta led by Cleomenes III and the Achaean League commanded by Aratus. It was the first major battle of the Cleomenean War. The battle occurred on the border of Elis and Arcadia and ended in a Spartan victory.

In 229 BC, Cleomenes III, King of Sparta, initiated a campaign with the aim of extending the regional power of his kingdom. This was opposed by the major power in the Peloponnese, the Achaean League. In an attempt to curtail the resurgent power of Sparta, the Achaeans led by their strategos, Aratus, moved to re-capture the cities of Tegea and Orchomenos.

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