siege, ancient
Siege of Chalcedon
Siege of Chalcedon was a siege conducted in 409 BC at Chalcedon, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC.
Record
| Date | 409 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chalcedon, Turkey 40.983N, 29.033E | |
| Part of | Peloponnesian War (431 BC to 404 BC) | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Participants | Sparta, Classical Athens | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chalcedon 74 BC, same recorded site
- Battle of Chrysopolis AD 324, 3.5 km
- Siege of Byzantium AD 324, 5.4 km
- Siege of Byzantium 478 BC, 5.4 km
- Siege of Byzantium 408 BC, 5.4 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Cyzicus 410 BC
- After: Siege of Byzantium 408 BC
- All 18 engagements of Peloponnesian War
Elsewhere in 409 BC
- Battle of Himera Italy
- Battle of Selinus Italy
Siege of Chalcedon is one of 62 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q26697102, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.