naval engagement, ancient
Battle of Byzantium
Battle of Byzantium was a naval engagement fought in 317 BC in what is now Turkey. It was part of Second War of the Diadochi, which ran from 319 BC to 315 BC. The recorded result: Antigonid victory.
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Where it sits in Second War of the Diadochi
Record
| Date | 317 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Turkey 40.200N, 26.400E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, ancient | |
| Strength | First battle: Diod. 100+ ships; Poly. 130 ships; ----Second battle: The sea assault: 60 ships; The land assault: a large force of archers, slingers and peltasts | First battle: slightly larger; ----Second battle: Unknown (Cleitus's entire army and fleet) |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Cleitus's entire force captured or killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Hellespont AD 324, same recorded site
- Battle of Elli 1912, same recorded site
- Battle of the Dardanelles 1656, same recorded site
- Battle of the Dardanelles 1657, same recorded site
- Battle of Cynossema 411 BC, 6.5 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 317 BC and 1912.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Paraitacene 317 BC
- After: Siege of Megalopolis 317 BC
- All 7 engagements of Second War of the Diadochi
Battle of Byzantium is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237367, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Byzantium, revision 1370435697, 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.