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Siege of Rhodes
Siege of Rhodes was a siege conducted in 305 BC at Rhodes, in what is now Greece; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Fourth War of the Diadochi, which ran from 308 BC to 301 BC. The recorded result: Rhodian victory; Colossus of Rhodes is erected.
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Where it sits in the Fourth War of the Diadochi
Record
| Date | 305 BC (year precision) to 304 BC | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rhodes, Greece 36.167N, 28.000E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | c. 40,000; 170 ships | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Rhodes 1522, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 1480, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 1444, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 88 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Lindos 490 BC, 12 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 305 BC and 1522.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Salamis 306 BC
- After: Battle of Ipsus 301 BC
- All 4 engagements of Fourth War of the Diadochi
Elsewhere in 305 BC
- Battle of Bovianum Italy
- Battle of Torgium Italy
Siege of Rhodes is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q648993, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC), revision 1385525933, 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.