What the records say
- When
- Sep 191 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.10° N, 26.60° E
- Description
- 191 BCE naval battle in which the Roman Republic and Pergamon defeated the Seleucids
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Corycus
191 BC naval battle of the Roman-Seleucid War
The Battle of Corycus, also known as the Battle of Kissos, took place in September 191 BC. It was fought as part of the Roman–Seleucid War, pitting the fleets of the Roman Republic led by Admiral Gaius Livius Salinator and its Pergamene allies under Eumenes II against a Seleucid fleet of Polyxenidas.
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