What the records say
- When
- 190 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.83° N, 31.17° E
- Description
- naval battle where Rhodes defeat the Seleucids
Battle of the Eurymedon (190 BC)
Naval battle where Rhodes defeat the Seleucids
The Battle of the Eurymedon, also known as the Battle of Side took place in August 190 BC. It was fought as part of the Roman–Seleucid War, pitting the fleets of Rhodes under admiral Eudamus against a Seleucid fleet of Hannibal.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of the Eurymedon is fought between a Seleucid fleet and ships from Rhodes and Pergamum, who are allied with the Roman Republic”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “共和政ローマと同盟したロドス島及びペルガモン艦隊と、セレウコス朝の艦隊との間でエウリュメドン川の戦いが勃発した。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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