Siege of Medion (Q17097772)

matcher place: Greece (relation 192307), Western Greece (relation 910919), Aetolia-Acarnania Regional Unit (relation 956612), Municipality of Aktio and Vonitsa (relation 1462957)
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English Wikipedia categories: 230s BC conflicts, 231 BC, Ancient Acarnania, Battles involving the Aetolian League, Battles involving the Illyrians, Sieges of antiquity

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The siege of Medion was a siege carried out by the Aetolian League in 231 BC against the Ancient Greek city of Medion in Acarnania. The siege triggered an invasion by an Illyrian relief force and ended in the Battle of Medion with an Aetolian defeat.

Wikidata location: 38.7818, 21.1288 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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230s BC conflicts	historic=battlefield
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Battles involving the Illyrians	historic=battlefield