siege, ancient
Siege of Theodosia
Siege of Theodosia was a siege conducted in 365 BC at Feodosiia, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Bosporan Wars of Expansion, which ran from 438 BC to 355 BC. The recorded result: Heracleote Victory.
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Where it sits in the Bosporan Wars of Expansion
Record
| Date | 365 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Feodosiia, Ukraine 45.049N, 35.379E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | 1 Trireme; 1 transport; 3 rowboats; Less than 200 men | |
| Casualties and losses | Low | Low |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Theodosia 389 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Theodosia 360 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Caffa 1454, same recorded site
- Siege of Caffa 1346, 2.0 km SW
- Battle of Kaffa 1616, 3.6 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 389 BC and 1616.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Theodosia 389 BC
- After: Siege of Theodosia 360 BC
- All 3 engagements of Bosporan Wars of Expansion
Siege of Theodosia is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q29674995, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Theodosia (c. 365 BC), revision 1370745759, 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.