Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Craterus

Battles of Craterus

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, 370 BC to 321 BC

Craterus is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 334 BC and 321 BC: 6 battles and 1 siege across 5 present-day countries, most in Turkey (3), Iran (1), Tajikistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,847 km apart end to end, 1,641 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of Alexander the Great (4), Lamian War (1).

Siege of CyropolisBattle of the HellespontBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle of the HydaspesBattle of CrannonBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle of the HydaspesTehranBaghdadKabulAthensTashkentDubaiNew DelhiKarachiLahoreAhmedabad2000 km35.468N, 47.994E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

334 BC: 1 engagements1 in 334 BC333 BC: 1 engagements1 in 333 BC330 BC: 1 engagements1 in 330 BC329 BC: 1 engagements1 in 329 BC326 BC: 1 engagements1 in 326 BC322 BC: 1 engagements1 in 322 BC321 BC: 1 engagements1 in 321 BC334 BC321 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCBattle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCBattle of Crannon, 322 BCBattle of the Hellespont, 321 BC334 BC321 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
May 334 BCBattle of the GranicusBiga River, TurkeyMacedonian victory
5 November 333 BCBattle of IssusIssus, Turkey866 km SEMacedonian victory
20 January 330 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainPersian Gates, Iran1,575 km EMacedonian victory; Destruction of Persepolis
329 BCSiege of CyropolisCyropolis, Tajikistan1,563 km NEMacedonian victory
May 326 BCBattle of the HydaspesJhelum River, Pakistan757 km SEMacedonian victory
August 322 BCBattle of CrannonCranon, Greece4,601 km NWMacedonian victory
321 BCBattle of the HellespontTurkey486 km EEumenes 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, Wikimedia Commons, Copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.