Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Antioch: contested ground

The ground around Antioch was fought over 9 times between 145 BC and 1268: 3 battles and 6 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of the OenoparusSiege of AntiochBattle of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochAleppoNicosiaAdanaGaziantepŞanlıurfaTarsusHamahİskenderun200 km36.201N, 36.156E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of the Oenoparus, 145 BCSiege of Antioch, 51 BCBattle of Antioch, AD 218Siege of Antioch, AD 253Siege of Antioch, AD 260Siege of Antioch, AD 968Siege of Antioch, 1084Siege of Antioch, 1097Siege of Antioch, 1268145 BC1268
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
145 BCBattle of the OenoparusAntiochSeleucid Civil War of 147–137 BCE
51 BCSiege of AntiochAntigoniaRoman–Parthian Wars
8 June AD 218Battle of AntiochAntioch
AD 253Siege of AntiochAntiochQ3778777
AD 260Siege of AntiochAntiochQ3778777
October AD 968Siege of AntiochAntiochArab–Byzantine wars
1084Siege of AntiochAntiochByzantine–Seljuq Wars
20 October 1097Siege of AntiochAntiochFirst Crusade
14 May 1268Siege of AntiochAntiochCrusades

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.