Atlas of Battles

war, 4 engagements

Battles of Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II

The atlas places 4 engagements of Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II (359 BC to 336 BC): 4 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Turkey (3), Greece (1).

See them on the globe

Siege of AmphipolisSiege of ByzantiumSiege of PerinthusSiege of PerinthusSiege of AmphipolisSiege of ByzantiumSiege of PerinthusSiege of PerinthusBursaBalıkesirEdirneÇanakkaleKhaskovoSeresXanthiPlovdivLüleburgazKavala200 km40.919N, 26.416E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

357 BC: 1 engagements340 BC: 3 engagements3 in 340 BC357 BC340 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Amphipolis, 357 BCSiege of Byzantium, 340 BCSiege of Perinthus, 340 BCSiege of Perinthus, 340 BC357 BC340 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
357 BCSiege of AmphipolisAmphipolis, Greece
340 BCSiege of ByzantiumByzantium, Turkey
340 BCSiege of PerinthusTurkey
340 BCSiege of PerinthusTurkeyMacedonian defeat

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.