siege, ancient

Second Siege of Babylon

Name: Second Siege of Babylon
Location: Babylon, Iraq

Second Siege of Babylon was a siege conducted in 310 BC at Babylon, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Babylon. It was part of the Babylonian War, which ran from 311 BC to 309 BC. The recorded result: Seleucid victory. Recorded strength: Initially; 19,000; At the end; 6,000 against Initially; A few thousands; At the end; 20,000.

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Fought310 BC

WhereBabylon, Iraq32.523N, 44.424E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSeleucid victory

BelligerentsAntigonidsagainstSeleucids

Casualties and lossesModerate; 6,000 capturedandFew

Part ofBabylonian War311 BC to 309 BC

Where it sits in the Babylonian War

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Record

Date	310 BC (year precision)
Place	Babylon, Iraq 32.523N, 44.424E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Strength	Initially; 19,000; At the end; 6,000	Initially; A few thousands; At the end; 20,000
Casualties and losses	Moderate; 6,000 captured	Few
Commanders	Demetrius I Poliorcetes	Patrocles (geographer)

Placed at Babylon; 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

Fall of Babylon 539 BC, 2.2 km N
Siege of Babylon 689 BC, 2.2 km N
Siege of Babylon 650 BC, 2.2 km N
Battle of Burs AD 636, 16 km SW
Battle of Karbala AD 680, 38 km W

In the same war

Elsewhere in 310 BC

Battle of Lake Vadimo Italy

Second Siege of Babylon is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85800190, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second siege of Babylon, revision 1370737556, 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.