Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Sardis: contested ground

The ground around Sardis was fought over 4 times between 547 BC and 395 BC: 1 battle and 3 sieges. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SardisBattle of SardisSiege of SardesSiege of SardisSiege of SardisİzmirDenizliBalıkesirManisaAfyonUşakSökeMitilini200 km38.488N, 28.040E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Sardis, 547 BCSiege of Sardis, 498 BCBattle of Sardis, 395 BCSiege of Sardes, 395 BC547 BC395 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
December 547 BCSiege of SardisSardis
498 BCSiege of SardisSardis
395 BCBattle of SardisSardisSpartan–Persian War
395 BCSiege of SardesSardis

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.