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Battle of Salamis

Battle of Salamis was a naval engagement fought in 306 BC at Salamis, in what is now Cyprus. It was part of the Fourth War of the Diadochi, which ran from 308 BC to 301 BC. The recorded result: Antigonid victory. Recorded strength: 180 warships (30 Athenian) against 60 warships (Menelaus); 140 warships & 200 transports (Ptolemy).

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Cyprus. Asia citerior. Auctore Henrico Kiepert Berolinensi. Geographische Verlagshandlung Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen) Berlin, Wilhemlstr. 29. (1903)
Cyprus. Asia citerior. Auctore Henrico Kiepert Berolinensi. Geographische Verlagshandlung Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen) Berlin, Wilhemlstr. 29. (1903). Heinrich Kiepert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought306 BC
WhereSalamis, Cyprus35.167N, 33.917E
OutcomeAntigonid victory
BelligerentsAntigonidsagainstPtolemaics
Part ofFourth War of the Diadochi308 BC to 301 BC

Where it sits in the Fourth War of the Diadochi

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4 placed engagements of the Fourth War of the Diadochi in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date306 BC (year precision)
PlaceSalamis, Cyprus
35.167N, 33.917E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Territorial changeCapture of Cyprus by the Antigonids
Strength180 warships (30 Athenian)60 warships (Menelaus); 140 warships & 200 transports (Ptolemy)
Casualties and losses20 warships damaged80 warships lost; 40 warships and 100 transports captured; Menelaus' force surrenders
Commanders
  • Ptolemy I
  • Menelaus (son of Lagus)
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Battle of Salamis is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Cyprus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1247317, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Salamis (306 BC), revision 1379809591, 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.