Battle of Tanagra (458 BC) — the same event in Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, Plutarch's Parallel Lives and Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History: Sparta came to Tanagra in Boeotia and confronted Athens.; Plutarch's Parallel Lives: Spartan forces invade the…

What each source says

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History · 458 BC · Tanagra

Sparta came to Tanagra in Boeotia and confronted Athens.

Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ πυνθανόμενοι τὰ κατὰ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους παρῆλθον τῆς Βοιωτίας εἰς Τάναγραν.
Location: 11.80.2

Plutarch's Parallel Lives · 457 BC · Tanagra

Spartan forces invade the Tanagra region and Athens marches out to meet them

ἐν δὲ τῷ διὰ μέσου Λακεδαιμονίων στρατῷ μεγάλῳ ἐμβαλόντων εἰς τὴν Ταναγρικὴν καὶ τῶν Ἀθηναίων εὐθὺς ὁρμησάντων ἐπʼ αὐτούς, ὁ μὲν Κίμων ἐλθὼν ἐκ τῆς φυγῆς ἔθετο…
Location: Plut. Pericles 10

Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War · 457 BC · Tanagra

The Battle of Tanagra: Sparta and its allies win after heavy losses

γενομένης δὲ μάχης ἐν Τανάγρᾳ τῆς Βοιωτίας ἐνίκων Λακεδαιμόνιοι καὶ οἱ ξύμμαχοι, καὶ φόνος ἐγένετο ἀμφοτέρων πολύς.
Location: 1.108.1

Where the sources differ

A and B are two of the sources listed above.

On what pointSource ASource BWhat differs (in Korean)
YearDiodorus Siculus, Library of HistoryPlutarch's Parallel Livesa -458 / b -457
YearDiodorus Siculus, Library of HistoryThucydides, History of the Peloponnesian Wara -458 / b -457

Place: Tanagra

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