What the records say
- When
- 258 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.95° N, 27.37° E
- Description
- between the Rhodian and Ptolemaic fleets
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the town its title names, Ephesus.
Battle of Ephesus (ca. 258 BC)
Between the Rhodian and Ptolemaic fleets
The Battle of Ephesus was a naval battle off the coast of Asia Minor near Ephesus in which the Rhodian fleet, commanded by Agathostratus, defeated a Ptolemaic fleet under the Athenian admiral Chremonides. The battle is only briefly mentioned by Polyaenus in his book on stratagems.
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