battle, ancient
Battle of Ancyra
Battle of Ancyra was a battle fought in 239 BC at Ankara, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ankara. It was part of the War of the Brothers, which ran from 239 BC to 236 BC. The recorded result: Victory of Antiochus Hierax. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 239 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Ankara, Turkey 39.936N, 32.839E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Heavy, possibly 20,000 | Unknown, low |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ankara 1402, 26 km N
- Battle of the River Amnias 89 BC, 123 km NE
- Siege of Manzikert 1054, 127 km SW
- Siege of Claudiopolis 1179, 137 km NW
- Battle of the Zompe Bridge 1074, 148 km SW
Elsewhere in 239 BC
- Siege of Carthage Tunisia
Battle of Ancyra is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16207085, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ancyra, revision 1370431999, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.