The Battle of Megalopolis was fought in 331 BC between Sparta and Macedonia. Alexander's regent Antipater led the Macedonians to victory over King Agis III. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC Years: 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC 332 BC - 331 BC - 330 BC 329 BC... Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (from Greek ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordering the kingdom of Epirus on the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... Sparta (Doric: , Attic: ) is a city in southern Greece. ... Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. ... Son of Archidamus III., of the Eurypontid line, commonly called Agis III. He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC Years: 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC 332 BC - 331 BC - 330 BC 329 BC... Alexander the Great (Greek: ),[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC–June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of, if not the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the world known before his death; he is regarded as... Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. ... Son of Archidamus III., of the Eurypontid line, commonly called Agis III. He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea. ...

In the fall of 333 BC the Spartan King Agis III had met with the Persian commanders Pharnabazus and Autophradates, somewhere in the Aegean, and revealed them his plans for a war against Alexander in Greece itself. The Persians agreed to support Agis – with a mere 30 talents and just 10 ships. But Agis managed to recruit the Greek mercenary survivors of Issus - who had served in the Persian army – a tough force of 8000 seasoned men hungry for revenge. In the summer of 331 BC Agis defeated Corrhagus, the Macedonian general in the Pelopponese and garrison commander of Corinth.

Meanwhile Antipater, Alexander's regent in Macedonia, was occupied in Thrace where the Macedonian general Memnon was somehow involved in a rebellion. As this Memnon is the same person who later supplied Alexander with new reinforcements in India, the most probable story is that Memnon was under some pressure in Thrace and Antipater had to rush in to help him out. That solved, Antipater marched against King Agis. Antipater had recruited a large force of over 40,000 strong, with a small Macedonian nucleus and substantial numbers of barbarians from the northern fringes of the empire, reinforced with troops from his Greek allies.

The final battle, fought near Megalopolis, was a terrible massacre. King Agis faced Antipater with 22,001 troops who were at their very best that day. Early in the battle Antipater's lines broke, but in the end it was the sheer weight of numbers that brought victory to the Macedonians. It is written 5,300 died on the Spartan side and 3,500 on the Macedonian side. For the Spartans that meant a death toll of over 25 percent. But even for Antipater's side normal battle statistics would indicate that up to 90 percent of the Macedonian army might have been wounded, just as Curtius Rufus records. King Agis lead his army with unsurpassable courage, but was wounded in the midst of battle and died a hero's death in the end, defending himself until his last breath. OHH YEAAAAAfo schizil my nizzil. ive been working here for 9 years but ive been hitting the bosses wife for 12 years.