Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 40.194, 23.328 · 10 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 479 BC | Herodotus, Histories | Artabazus besieges Potidaea for three months but loses soldiers swept away by the sea |
| 433 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens orders Potidaea to tear down its wall, give hostages and expel the Corinthian officials |
| 432 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Promised a Spartan invasion, Potidaea revolts along with the Chalcidians and Bottiaeans |
| 432 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Battle on the isthmus of Potidaea: Aristeus' wing wins on the right, but the rest are beaten and retreat into the city; the Athenian general Callias is killed |
| 432 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Potidaea is completely blockaded on three sides: the isthmus, Pallene and the sea |
| 430 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Hagnon joins the attack on Potidaea but loses 1,050 of 4,000 men to the plague |
| 430 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Starved, Potidaea surrenders to Athens on terms |
| 423 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | A 50-ship Athenian fleet leaves Potidaea, lands at the temple of Poseidon, and advances on Mende |
| 423 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | At the end of winter Brasidas puts ladders to the wall by night, but patrols spot him and the surprise attack on Potidaea fails |
| 382 BC | Xenophon, Hellenica | Teleutias marches through Potidaea into Olynthian territory, and stops his phalanx ten stadia short of the city. |