Battle of Munychia

Battle of Munychia
	Part of Phyle Campaign
	; Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign
Date	404 BC or 403 BC
Location	Munychia hill, in Piraeus
Result	Athenian exile victory
Belligerents
Athenian exiles	Thirty Tyrants
Commanders and leaders
Thrasybulus	Critias †
Strength
1,000	Several thousand
Casualties and losses
Light	70 killed

The Battle of Munychia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a hill in Piraeus (the Munychia) which had been seized by 1,000 exiles under Thrasybulus, but was defeated. After this defeat, the Thirty Tyrants were forced to flee to Eleusis.

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