battle, ancient
Battle of Asophon
Battle of Asophon was a battle fought in 103 BC at Galilee, in what is now Israel. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Galilee. It was part of the Campaign of Ptolemy IX Soter in Palestine, which ran from 103 BC to 102 BC. The recorded result: Ptolemaic victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 (Josephus); 80,000 (Timagenes) against 30,000.
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Record
| Date | 103 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Galilee, Israel 33.000N, 35.300E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Territorial change | Ptolemaic capture of Ptolemais. | |
| Strength | 50,000 (Josephus); 80,000 (Timagenes) | 30,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 30,000 killed (Josephus); 50,000 killed (Timagenes); Unknown number captured | Heavy casualties (exact number unknown) |
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Nearest engagements
- Fall of Montfort Castle 1271, 8.5 km NW
- Siege of Gush Halav AD 67, 14 km E
- Siege of the Western Galilee 1947, 16 km W
- Siege of Yodfat AD 67, 19 km S
- Siege of Acre 1291, 22 km W
Battle of Asophon is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q97185084, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Asophon, revision 1377015653, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.