What the records say
- When
- 246 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.83° N, 24.93° E
- Description
- Hellenistic naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Andros (246 BC)
Naval battle during the Third Syrian War
The Battle of Andros was an obscure naval battle during the Third Syrian War. Despite its numerical superiority, the Egyptian fleet, probably commanded by Sophron of Ephesus, lost to a Macedonian fleet led by Antigonus II Gonatas. The Egyptian captain Ptolemy Andromachou, an illegitimate half-brother of the Pharaoh, lost his ship and crew, barely escaping to Ephesus.
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