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Orneae

Town in ancient Argolis

Orneae or Orneai (Ancient Greek: Ὀρνέαι) was a town in ancient Argolis, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, which is said to have

Orneae

Battle of Orneae

Engagement during the Peloponnesian War (417 BC)

The Battle of Orneae was an engagement that took place in the winter of 417 BC during the Peloponnesian War in the city of Orneae, between a Spartan garrison

Battle of Orneae

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Ornea

Greek mythology, Ornea or Ornia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρνία) was the eponym of Orneae, a town in Argolis. Otherwise, it is attributed to Orneus, the Athenian

Ornea

Catalogue of Ships

Part of Iliad, listing towns, war leaders and number of ships

Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, supreme commander Mycenae, Corinth, Cleonae, Orneae, Araethyrea, Sicyon, Hyperesia, Gonoessa, Pellene, Aegium, Helice 2.581

Catalogue of Ships

Catalogue_of_Ships

Orneus

became the grandfather of Menestheus, successor of Theseus. The town of Orneae is believed to be named after him. Otherwise, the eponym of the land was

Orneus

Lyrcus (son of Abas)

road leads to Lyrceia and Orneae. The distance from Argos to Lyrceia is about sixty stades and the distance from Lyrceia to Orneae is the same, with Lyrceia

Lyrcus (son of Abas)

Lyrcus_(son_of_Abas)

List of battles before 301

allies, yet fail to take the city itself, instead capturing Hysiae Battle of Orneae Argives and Athenians defeat Spartan garrison 415 BC Battle of Melos Athens

List of battles before 301

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Battle of Hysiae (417 BC)

Battle between the armies of Argos and Sparta (417 BC)

garrison in Orneae and left the territory. In response, Athens dispatched a force of 40 triremes and 1,200 hoplites who fought the Battle of Orneae to remove

Battle of Hysiae (417 BC)

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Lyrceia

distant 60 stadia (a little less than 7 miles) from Argos, and 60 stadia from Orneae, and situated on the road Climax, which proceeded from the gate of Deiras

Lyrceia

List of sieges

Peloponnesian War Siege of Hysiae (417 BC) – Peloponnesian War Siege of Orneae (417 BC) – Peloponnesian War Siege of Melos (416 BC) – Peloponnesian War

List of sieges

List_of_sieges

List of wars involving Greece

420 BC 414 BC Battle of Mantinea 418 BC Battle of Hysiae 417 BC Battle of Orneae 417 BC Battle of Melos 416 BC Sicilian Expedition 415 BC 413 BC Attack on

List of wars involving Greece

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The Birds (play)

Comedy by Aristophanes

prime habitat for birds (line 246). It is mentioned in other plays also. Orneae: A Peloponnesian town, it was destroyed by the Argives at about this time

The Birds (play)

The_Birds_(play)

Achaean Leaders

Greek mythological figures in the Trojan War

Araethyrea • Cleonae • Corinth • Gonoessa • Helice • Hyperesia • Mycenae • Orneae • Pellene • Sicyon Agamemnon sons of Atreus and Aerope or Pleisthenes and

Achaean Leaders

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Index of ancient Greece-related articles

Notium Battle of Oenophyta Battle of Olpae Battle of Orkynia Battle of Orneae Battle of Pandosia Battle of Paraitakene Battle of Paxos Battle of Pharos

Index of ancient Greece-related articles

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