Battle of Andros (246 BC)
| Battle of Andros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Third Syrian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Antigonid Macedon | Ptolemaic Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Antigonus II Gonatas |
Sophron of Ephesus Ptolemy Andromachou | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| numerically inferior | numerically superior | ||||||
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.
The date of the battle is uncertain, but generally the year 246/245 BC is accepted.[1] Following the battle, the Egyptian king Ptolemy III Euergetes lost the dominion of the Nesiotic League to Antigonus Gonatas.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Reger, Gary (1994). "The Political History of the Kyklades 260–200 B.C." Historia. 43 (1): 33. ISSN 0018-2311.
- ^ Morkot, Robert (2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Warfare. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 18.
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