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Siege of Mytilene

Siege of Mytilene was a siege conducted in 81 BC at Mytilene, in what is now Turkey. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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location of the Seven Sages in ancient Greece: location of Mytilene, home of Pittacus
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Fought81 BC
WhereMytilene, Turkey39.104N, 26.533E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstMytilene

Record

Date81 BC (year precision)
PlaceMytilene, Turkey
39.104N, 26.533E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
Siege of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsİzmirBalıkesirÇanakkaleHios100 km39.104N, 26.533E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 81 BC and 1690.

Elsewhere in 81 BC

Siege of Mytilene is one of 166 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510257, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mytilene (81 BC), revision 1370743790, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.