Thesslian cavalry help

[gregernest]

Been doing my own web research and just can't find a definitive answer to this.

Were the Thesslians on the side of Sparta or Athens in the Pelopenesian (sp?) wars?  or were they mercenaries.

I get the feeling that because they were in the North of Greece, they were with Sparta, but I'd like some other confirmation.

Thanks in advance!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Welcome to the forum.

They sent a contingent to help Athens in the Peloponnesian War in 431BCE under Meno, and also were allied to Philip (and later Alexander) of Macedon during the Macedonian conquest period.

[Phobos]

Also, afaik, both Philip II and Alexander III were also tagos kings of Thessaly elected by their nobility.

[gregernest]

Thanks for the intel, gents!