Battle of the Eurymedon (190 BC)

For the battle during the Persian Wars, see Battle of the Eurymedon.

Battle of the Eurymedon

Date	190 BC
Location	Near Eurymedon river
Result	Rhodes/Roman victory

Belligerents

Rhodes

Seleucid Empire

Commanders and leaders

Eudamos

Hannibal

Roman–Seleucid War

Thermopylae Eurymedon Myonessus Magnesia

The Battle of the Eurymedon was fought in 190 BC between a Seleucid fleet and the navy of the city state of Rhodes, who were allied with the Roman Republic. The Seleucids were led by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal, who had gone into exile in the events following the Battle of Zama. The experienced Rhodian fleet was victorious, and Hannibal's fleet was forced to flee.

References

Livy 37.23-24.

Coordinates: 36°49′00″N 31°10′20″E / 36.81667°N 31.17222°E / 36.81667; 31.17222

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