Bust of Philip II of Macedon, whose army was victorious in the battle.
Date
353 or 352 BC
Location
Thessaly, Greece
Result
Macedonian victory.
Belligerents
Macedon
Thessalian Confederation
Phocis
Athens
Commanders and leaders
Philip II of Macedon
Onomarchos †
Chares
Strength
20,000 foot
3,000 horse [1]
20,000 foot
500 horse
Casualties and losses
up to 9,000 dead
v
t
e
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Methone (battle) (359 BC)
Paionia (358 BC)
1st Illyria (358 BC)
Amphipolis (357 BC)
Pydna (356 BC)
Potidea (356 BC)
2nd Illyria (356 BC)
Krinides (356 BC)
1st Thrace (355 BC)
Maroneia and Abdera (355* BC)
Methone (siege) (355–354* BC)
Thessaly (354* BC)
Pagasae (353* BC)
Crocus Field (353* BC)
2nd Thrace (353 BC)
3rd Thrace (352 BC)
Chalcidice (349–348 BC)
4th Thrace (346 BC)
3rd Illyria (345 BC)
5th Thrace (342–340 BC)
Perinthos (340 BC)
Byzantion (340 BC)
Scythia (339 BC)
Chaeronea (338 BC)
* indicates dates disputed by historians
The so-called Battle of Crocus Field (Krokion pedion) (353 BC or 352 BC) was a battle in the Third Sacred War, fought between the armies of Phocis, under Onomarchos, and the combined Thessalian and Macedonian army under Philip II of Macedon. The Phocians were decisively defeated by Philip's forces. Philip's victory secured his appointment as ruler of Thessaly, marking an important step in the rise of Macedon to political ascendancy in Ancient Greece. Opinion amongst historians is divided as to the year of the battle; some favour 353 BC, and others 352 BC.
^Hogarth, David George. Philip and Alexander of Macedon: two essays in biography. C. Scribner's Sons, 1897.
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