Battle of the Eurymedon

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battle land battle naval battle

The Battle of the Eurymedon was a decisive 5th-century BC naval and land engagement in which the Delian League, led by Athens, crushed Persian forces in southern Anatolia, significantly weakening Persian influence in the Aegean.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of the Eurymedon canonical 4
Battle of Eurymedon 1
Battle of Eurymedon (190 BC) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
approximateGreekFleetSize about 200 triremes ⓘ
approximatePersianFleetSize about 200 triremes ⓘ
belligerent Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Persian Empire
conflictIn Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
conflictType land engagement ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ
date 5th century BC ⓘ
c. 466 BC ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
followedBy continued Delian League campaigns against Persia ⓘ
foughtBetween Greek city-states and the Persian Empire ⓘ
hasCommander Cimon ⓘ
Cimon ⓘ
surface form: Cimon son of Miltiades
hasParticipant Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Persian Empire
historicalSource Plutarch ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ
leagueLeader Athens ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay southern Turkey ⓘ
militaryTactic Athenian preemptive attack on Persian fleet ⓘ
rapid transition from naval to land assault ⓘ
notableFeature capture or destruction of much of the Persian fleet ⓘ
combined naval and land operations on the same day ⓘ
opposingCommander Pherendates ⓘ
Tithraustes ⓘ
partOf Athenian expansion in the 5th century BC ⓘ
Delian League campaigns against Persia ⓘ
surface form: Delian League–Persian Wars
place Eurymedon River ⓘ
Pamphylia ⓘ
near Aspendus ⓘ
southern Anatolia ⓘ
politicalConsequence increased Athenian prestige among Greek allies ⓘ
reduced likelihood of immediate Persian counteroffensive in the Aegean ⓘ
primaryNavalPower Athens ⓘ
result Athenian victory ⓘ
decisive Delian League victory ⓘ
riverNamedAfter Eurymedon River ⓘ
surface form: Eurymedon River in Pamphylia
strategicEffect consolidated Delian League power ⓘ
strengthened Athenian dominance in the Aegean ⓘ
weakened Persian influence in the Aegean ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cimon → participatedIn → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
Battle of Mycale → followedBy → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
Eurymedon River → knownFor → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
Eurymedon River → historicalEventLocation → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Eurymedon (c. 466 BC)
Delian League campaigns against Persia → includes → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
Peace of Callias (traditional attribution) → followsEvent → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
subject surface form: Peace of Callias
this entity surface form: Battle of Eurymedon
Roman–Seleucid War → hasMainBattle → Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Eurymedon (190 BC)