Battle of Deres

The Battle of Deres was a fight between the Spartans and the Messenians which occurred c. 684 BC. It was the first major military engagement of the Second Messenian War. The Spartans and Messenians didn't have any allies at the time of the conflict and the outcome of the battle was highly disputed. Neither side won a clear victory, but Aristomenes is said to have achieved more than it seemed that one man could, so that, as he was of the race of the Aepytidae, the Messenians offered to make him king after the battle. However, he declined the offer, preferring instead to become general with absolute powers.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

-683  Wikidata
Battle of Derae; Battle of Derai
battle, 
F 2, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 37.1667, 22, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
17 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

0262-01-01T00:00:00Z

0262-01-01T00:00:00Z

-262 Battle of Megalopolis

0316-01-01T00:00:00Z

0316-01-01T00:00:00Z

-316 Siege of Megalopolis

0330-01-01T00:00:00Z

0330-01-01T00:00:00Z

-330 Battle of Megalopolis

0725-01-01T00:00:00Z

0725-01-01T00:00:00Z

-725 Battle of Mount Ithome

1205-01-01T00:00:00Z

1205-01-01T00:00:00Z

1205 Battle of the Olive Grove of Koundouros

1263-01-01T00:00:00Z

1263-01-01T00:00:00Z

1263 Battle of Makryplagi

1375-01-01T00:00:00Z

1375-01-01T00:00:00Z

1375 Battle of Gardiki

1659-03-01T00:00:00Z

1659-03-01T00:00:00Z

1659 Capture of Kalamata

1685-09-14T00:00:00Z

1685-09-14T00:00:00Z

1685 Battle of Kalamata

1821-03-22T00:00:00Z

1821-03-23T00:00:00Z

1821 Battle of Kalamata

1825-06-25T00:00:00Z

1825-06-25T00:00:00Z

1825 Battle of Maniaki

1944-07-19T00:00:00Z

1944-07-19T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Chora - Agorelitsa

1944-09-13T00:00:00Z

1944-09-15T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Meligalas

0742-01-01T00:00:00Z

0723-01-01T00:00:00Z

-742 — -723 First Messenian War

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Messenia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	262	Battle of Megalopolis	Sparta, battle, Acrotatus, Aristodemus the Good, Arcadia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	316	Siege of Megalopolis	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	330	Battle of Megalopolis	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	683	Battle of Deres	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	725	Battle of Mount Ithome	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1205	Battle of the Olive Grove of Koundouros	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Makryplagi	Byzantine Empire, Principality of Achaea, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1375	Battle of Gardiki	battle, Principality of Achaea, Despotate of the Morea	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1659	Capture of Kalamata	Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1685	Battle of Kalamata	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1821	Battle of Kalamata	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1825	Battle of Maniaki	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Chora - Agorelitsa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Meligalas	Greek People's Liberation Army, Security Battalions, battle	Wikidata
event	war	742	First Messenian War	war, Sparta, Messenia	Wikidata
site	fort		Athenaeum fortress	fort, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Military Museum of Kalamata	military museum	Wikidata