Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Seleucus I Nicator

Battles of Seleucus I Nicator

general of Alexander and founder of the Seleucid dynasty, 358 BC to 281 BC

Seleucus I Nicator is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 312 BC and 281 BC: 5 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Iraq (4), Turkey (2), Palestine (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,583 km apart end to end, 597 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Babylonian War (4), Third War of the Diadochi (1), Fourth War of the Diadochi (1).

Third Siege of BabylonBattle of the 25 of AbuBattle of GazaBattle of the TigrisFirst Siege of BabylonBattle of IpsusBattle of CorupediumBattle of GazaBattle of the TigrisFirst Siege of BabylonBattle of IpsusBaghdadAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusBeirutYerevanNicosiaİzmir500 km34.977N, 37.530E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

312 BC: 1 engagements311 BC: 2 engagements2 in 311 BC310 BC: 1 engagements309 BC: 1 engagements301 BC: 1 engagements281 BC: 1 engagements312 BC281 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Gaza, 312 BCBattle of the Tigris, 311 BCFirst Siege of Babylon, 311 BCThird Siege of Babylon, 310 BCBattle of the 25 of Abu, 309 BCBattle of Ipsus, 301 BCBattle of Corupedium, 281 BC312 BC281 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
312 BCBattle of GazaGaza City, PalestinePtolemaic–Seleucid victory
311 BCBattle of the TigrisTigris, Iraq1,236 km ESeleucid victory
311 BCFirst Siege of BabylonBabylon, Iraq332 km NWSeleucid victory, beginning of the Babylonian War
310 BCThird Siege of BabylonBabylon, Iraq0 km NAntigonid 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
281 BCBattle of CorupediumLydia, Turkey296 km WSeleucid 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, CC BY-SA 2.0 it, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.