Thyreatis in 431 B.C.

Thyreatis — Disputed Frontier of Sparta · 431 B.C..

Interactive map of Thyreatis — a sub-region of the Spartan state in 431 B.C. A small but symbolically important frontier region on the eastern Peloponnesian coast, perennially disputed between Sparta and Argos. Its possession was settled by the legendary "Battle of the 300 Champions" in the 6th century B.C. In 431 B.C. Sparta held it, but the territory remained a flashpoint with neutral Argos. A contested borderland held by Sparta but claimed by neighboring polities. Explore the map of Thyreatis within Sparta on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.