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Battle of the Eurymedon

Battle of the Eurymedon was a battle fought on an unrecorded date at Köprüçay River, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Wars of the Delian League, which ran from 477 BC to 449 BC. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 200 ships against 200-350 ships.

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The Eurymedon Bridge (Köprüpazar Köprüsü) near Aspendos, Pamphylia, Turkey
The Eurymedon Bridge (Köprüpazar Köprüsü) near Aspendos, Pamphylia, Turkey. Adam Franco, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Foughtdate unknown
WhereKöprüçay River, Turkey36.830N, 31.173E
OutcomeGreek victory
BelligerentsDelian LeagueagainstAchaemenid Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand200 ships destroyed
Part ofWars of the Delian League477 BC to 449 BC

Where it sits in the Wars of the Delian League

Siege of Eion, 477 BCBattle of Salamis of Cyprus, 450 BCSiege of Kition, 450 BC477 BC450 BC
4 placed engagements of the Wars of the Delian League in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Datedate unknown
PlaceKöprüçay River, Turkey
36.830N, 31.173E
KindBattle, undated
Strength200 ships200-350 ships
Casualties and lossesUnknown200 ships destroyed
Commanders
  • Cimon
  • Tithraustes
  • Pherendatis
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of the Eurymedon
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of the Eurymedon today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-08-13. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 0 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -2 to 120 m, 122 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 50% water, 21% cropland, 14% grassland.

water: 50%cropland: 21%grassland: 14%tree cover: 7%built-up: 5%water 50%cropland 21%grassland 14%tree cover 7%built-up 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 28 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 11 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of the Eurymedon is one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q607987, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Eurymedon, revision 1370277798, 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.