Atlas of Battles

battle, ancient

Battle of Delos

Battle of Delos was a battle fought in 88 BC in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Mithridatic War, which ran from 89 BC to 85 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought88 BC
WhereGreece37.389N, 25.269E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstAthens; Kingdom of Pontus
Casualties and lossesUnknownandSix hundred killed, four hundred captured
Part ofFirst Mithridatic War89 BC to 85 BC

Where it sits in First Mithridatic War

Battle of the River Amnias, 89 BCBattle of Protopachium, 89 BCBattle of Mount Scorobas, 88 BCSiege of Rhodes, 88 BCBattle of Delos, 88 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 87 BCSiege of Athens, 87 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 86 BCBattle of Orchomenus, 86 BCBattle of Tenedos, 86 BC89 BC86 BCBattle of Delos, 88 BC
10 placed engagements of First Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date88 BC (year precision)
PlaceGreece
37.389N, 25.269E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownSix hundred killed, four hundred captured
Commanders
  • Publius Orbius
  • Apellicon of Teos
Battle of DelosBattle of DelosBattle of MykonosBattle of NaxosSiege of NaxosSiege of AndrosBattle of AndrosBattle of MykonosBattle of NaxosSiege of NaxosSiege of AndrosBattle of AndrosAthensİzmirChalkidaHiosKos100 km37.389N, 25.269E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Delos is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q130857859, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Delos, revision 1383256829, 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.