Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Rhodes: contested ground

The ground around Rhodes was fought over 5 times between 305 BC and 1522: 5 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Rhodes, 305 BCSiege of Rhodes, 88 BCSiege of Rhodes, 1444Siege of Rhodes, 1480Siege of Rhodes, 1522305 BC1522
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
305 BCSiege of RhodesRhodesFourth War of the Diadochi
88 BCSiege of RhodesRhodesFirst Mithridatic War
18 September 1444Siege of RhodesRhodes
1480Siege of RhodesRhodesOttoman Wars in Europe
26 June 1522Siege of RhodesRhodesOttoman Wars in Europe

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.