Aratus is defeated by the Aetolians at Caphyae.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of the Aetolian League Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Aratus of Sicyon Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of the Achaean League Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Aratus 47.2Plutarch Aratus 47.2 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Kaphyae (Caphyae)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Year :	220 B.C.
Context :	battle
Motivation :	political
Weapon :	unknown
Long-Term Consequence :	other
Original Text :	καὶ συναγαγὼν τοὺς Ἀχαιούς τοῖς τε σώμασιν ἀγυμνάστους ὄντας καὶ ταῖς διανοίαις ἐκλελυμένους πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον ἡττᾶται περὶ Καφύας.
Translation :	And having assembled the Achaeans, who were physically and mentally unfit for war, he met with defeat at Caphyae.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1926. 11.
Remark :	long-term consequence: After Aratus had lost the battle, he gave up his hope to fight against the Aetolians, see 47.3.
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