What the records say
- When
- 322 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.50° N, 25.54° E
- Description
- naval battle in 322 BC during the Lamian War, between Athens and Macedonia, ending in Macedonian victory: one of the battles that ended Athenian thalassocracy
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Amorgos
Naval battle of the Lamian War
The Battle of Amorgos was one of the naval battles of the Lamian War, fought between the Macedonian navy under Cleitus the White and the Athenian navy under Euetion. Although few details are known, it was a clear Athenian defeat, although the Athenians seem to have suffered few losses. Regarded as the decisive naval battle of the war, it signalled the end of Athenian thalassocracy and political independence.
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