Battle of the Elleporus

Battle of the Elleporus
Date389 BC
LocationStilaro river, Calabria
Result Syracusan Victory
Belligerents
Syracuse Italiote League
Commanders and leaders
Dionysius I of Syracuse Heloris 
Strength
23,000 17,000
Casualties and losses
7,000

The Battle of the Elleporus was fought in 389 BC between the forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse and the armies of the Italiote League. The armies of Syracuse triumphed, and Dionysius' control was extended into Southern Italy.

References

Dictionary of Battles from the Earliest Date to the Present Time

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