Battle of Andros
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The Battle of Andros was a Hellenistic-era naval clash in the Aegean Sea in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a significant defeat that weakened its maritime dominance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Andros canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antigonid naval resurgence
ⓘ
Ptolemaic control of the Aegean ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Antigonid Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Antigonus II Gonatas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ptolemaic–Antigonid conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
strengthening of Antigonid control in the Aegean Sea
ⓘ
weakening of Ptolemaic naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ |
| date | c. 246–245 BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | Ptolemaic fleet suffered heavy losses ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Macedonian fleet
ⓘ
Ptolemaic navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Antigonid Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the Ptolemaic fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Syrian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near the island of Andros ⓘ |
| result | Antigonid victory ⓘ |
| significance | marked decline of Ptolemaic maritime supremacy in the Aegean ⓘ |
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