battle, ancient

Battle of Lysimachia

Name: Battle of Lysimachia
Location: Lysimachia, Turkey

Battle of Lysimachia was a battle fought in 277 BC at Lysimachia, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lysimachia. It was part of Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, which ran from 401 BC to 51 BC. The recorded result: Antigonid victory.

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Fought277 BC

WhereLysimachia, Turkey40.548N, 26.751E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAntigonid victory

BelligerentsMacedoniaagainstCelts

Part ofCeltic settlement of Southeast Europe401 BC to 51 BC

Record

Date	277 BC (year precision)
Place	Lysimachia, Turkey 40.548N, 26.751E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Antigonus II Gonatas	Cerethrius

Placed at Lysimachia; 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

Battle of Kardia AD 872, 0.2 km N
Battle of Bulair 1913, 4.4 km SE
Battle of Gallipoli 1416, 12 km S
Battle of Gallipoli 1305, 16 km SW
Battle of Gallipoli 1306, 16 km SW

In the same war

Before: Death of Ptolemy Ceraunus 280 BC

Elsewhere in 277 BC

Battle of Lysimachia is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q24933842, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lysimachia, revision 1370448382, 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.