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Classical era · 306 BCE

Battle of Salamis

The Battle of Salamis in 306 BC took place off Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Antigonus I Monophthalmus, two of the Diadochi, the generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought each other for control of his empire.

Battle of Salamis
Battle of Salamis · Heinrich Kiepert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
306 BCE
Where
Salamis
Era
Classical

Topics

Cyprus334 BCE – todayNorthern Cyprus306 BCE – today

Before and after

Battle of Lake Vadimo310 BCEBattle of Bovianum305 BCEShow on timeline

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