Battle of Crannon

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The Battle of Crannon, fought in September 322 BCE, was a decisive engagement during the Lamian War. This conflict arose after the death of Alexander the Great, with Athens and its Aetolian allies attempting to break free from Macedonian control. Despite initial successes led by the Athenian mercenary Leosthenes, who besieged a Macedonian army in Lamia, the tide turned with the arrival of Macedonian reinforcements. Leosthenes was killed during the siege, and the Athenians, outnumbered and abandoned by allies, were defeated at Crannon. This loss led to Athens' unconditional surrender and the imposition of an oligarchic government by the Macedonian regent, Antipater, who also had prominent anti-Macedonian leaders, including Hyperides and Demosthenes, sentenced to death.1

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…Athenians were defeated at the Battle of Crannon (September 322) and surrendered unconditionally. Abandoning Alexander’s liberal policy, Antipater forced Athens to accept an oligarchical government—with a property requirement for voting that reduced the voting population by two-thirds—and had Hyperides and Demosthenes, leaders of the anti-Macedonian party, sentenced to death.
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…Athenians were defeated at the Battle of Crannon (September 322) and surrendered unconditionally. Abandoning Alexander’s liberal policy, Antipater forced Athens to accept an oligarchical government—with a property requirement for voting that reduced the voting population by two-thirds—and had Hyperides and Demosthenes, leaders of the anti-Macedonian party, sentenced to death.
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