Battle of Andros (246 BC)

Battle of Andros
	Part of Third Syrian War
	; Map of Cyclades, Greece
Date	246/245 BC
Location	Andros
Result	Antigonid victory
Belligerents
Antigonid Macedon	Ptolemaic Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Antigonus II Gonatas	;
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 , lost to a Macedonian fleet led by Antigonus II Gonatas. The Egyptian captain , 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]

References[]

^ Reger, Gary (1994). "The Political History of the Kyklades 260–200 B.C.". Historia. 43 (1): 33. ISSN 0018-2311. JSTOR 4436314.
^ Morkot, Robert (2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Warfare. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 18.

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[1] Reger, Gary (1994). "The Political History of the Kyklades 260–200 B.C.". Historia. 43 (1): 33. ISSN 0018-2311. JSTOR 4436314.

[2] Morkot, Robert (2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Warfare. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 18.

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Battle of Andros (246 BC)

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