battle, ancient
Battle of Chalcedon
Battle of Chalcedon was a battle fought in 74 BC at Chalcedon, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Third Mithridatic War, which ran from 73 BC to 63 BC. The recorded result: Pontic victory.
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Record
| Date | 74 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chalcedon, Turkey 40.983N, 29.033E | |
| Part of | Third Mithridatic War (73 BC to 63 BC) | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Pontic victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Pontus | Roman Republic |
| Commanders | Mithridates VI | Marcus Aurelius Cotta |
| Strength | 136,000–162,000 men; 400 ships; ----120,000–150,000 infantry; 12,000–16,000 cavalry; 100–120 scythed chariots | Unknown men; 64 ships |
| Casualties and losses | 730 killed | 17,800 men; 64 ships; ----7,000–13,300 killed; 4,500 captured; 4 ships burned; 60 ships captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Chalcedon 409 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
Battle of Chalcedon is one of 106 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2331925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chalcedon (74 BC), revision 1370436768, 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.