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Battle of the Harpasus

Battle of the Harpasus was a battle fought in 229 BC at Caria, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Caria. The recorded result: Pergamese victory.

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Fought229 BC
WhereCaria, Turkey37.500N, 28.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePergamese victory
BelligerentsKingdom of PergamonagainstSeleucid Empire

Record

Date229 BC (year precision)
PlaceCaria, Turkey
37.500N, 28.000E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Attalus I
  • Antiochus Hierax
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Placed at Caria; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 229 BC

Battle of the Harpasus 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 Q16207292, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Harpasus, revision 1370600037, 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.