Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Antigonus I Monophthalmus

Battles of Antigonus I Monophthalmus

Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC), 382 BC to 301 BC

Antigonus I Monophthalmus is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 319 BC and 301 BC: 6 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 4 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Iran (2), Iraq (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 11,437 km apart end to end, 1,430 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second War of the Diadochi (3), Wars of the Diadochi (2), Babylonian War (2).

Battle of ByzantiumSiege of TyreThird Siege of BabylonBattle of the 25 of AbuBattle of OrkyniaBattle of CretopolisBattle of ParaitaceneBattle of GabieneBattle of IpsusBattle of OrkyniaBattle of CretopolisBattle of ParaitaceneBattle of GabieneBattle of IpsusTehranBaghdadAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusKuwait CityBakuBeirut1000 km35.989N, 39.101E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

319 BC: 2 engagements2 in 319 BC317 BC: 2 engagements2 in 317 BC316 BC: 1 engagements315 BC: 1 engagements310 BC: 1 engagements309 BC: 1 engagements301 BC: 1 engagements319 BC301 BC
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Orkynia, 319 BCBattle of Cretopolis, 319 BCBattle of Paraitacene, 317 BCBattle of Byzantium, 317 BCBattle of Gabiene, 316 BCSiege of Tyre, 315 BCThird Siege of Babylon, 310 BCBattle of the 25 of Abu, 309 BCBattle of Ipsus, 301 BC319 BC301 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
319 BCBattle of OrkyniaTurkeyAntigonos victory
319 BCBattle of CretopolisCretopolis, Turkey421 km WAntigonos victory
317 BCBattle of ParaitaceneParaetacene, Iran2,008 km EEumenes victory
317 BCBattle of ByzantiumTurkey2,401 km NWAntigonid victory
316 BCBattle of GabieneIran2,459 km EInconclusive, Antigonid overall victory when Eumenes...
315 BCSiege of TyreTyre, Lebanon1,564 km WAntigonid victory; Capture of Tyre
310 BCThird Siege of BabylonBabylon, Iraq865 km EAntigonid tactical victory, citadel remains under Seleucid...
10 August 309 BCBattle of the 25 of AbuMesopotamia, Iraq159 km ESeleucid victory
301 BCBattle of IpsusIpsos, Turkey1,561 km NWAnti-Antigonid coalition victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, SW.Warneford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.