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Siege of Pelium

Siege of Pelium was a siege conducted in 335 BC at Pelion, in what is now Albania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pelion. It was part of the Wars of Alexander the Great, which ran from 336 BC to 323 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 23,000 total; 12,000 heavy infantry; 8,000 light infantry; 3,000 cavalry against 7,000.

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Pelium Manœuvre
Pelium Manœuvre. Dodge, Theodore Ayrault, 1842-1909, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought335 BC
WherePelion, Albania40.641N, 20.960E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMacedonian victory
BelligerentsMacedoniaagainstIllyrians
Casualties and losses2,000and5,000
Part ofWars of Alexander the GreatAlexander's Balkan campaign

Where it sits in the Wars of Alexander the Great

Battle of Thessaly, 336 BCBattle of Thebes, 335 BCAlexander's Balkan campaign, 335 BCBattle of Shipka Pass, 335 BCBattle of Mount Haemus, 335 BCSiege of Pelium, 335 BCSiege of Halicarnassus, 334 BCSiege of Miletus, 334 BCSiege of Termessos, 334 BCBattle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCSiege of Tyre, 332 BCSiege of Gaza, 332 BCBattle of Gaugamela, 331 BCBattle of the Uxian Defile, 331 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCBattle of Polytimetus, 329 BCBattle of Jaxartes, 329 BCBattle of Gabai, 328 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BC336 BC327 BCSiege of Pelium, 335 BC
21 placed engagements of the Wars of Alexander the Great in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date335 BC (year precision)
PlacePelion, Albania
40.641N, 20.960E
KindSiege, ancient
Territorial changePelium pass gained
Strength23,000 total; 12,000 heavy infantry; 8,000 light infantry; 3,000 cavalry7,000
Casualties and losses2,0005,000
Commanders
  • Cleitus (son of Bardylis)
  • Glaucias of Taulantii
Siege of PeliumSiege of PeliumBilishta Battle, 1903Capture of KorytsaBattle at Lokvata and VinyariLokvata BattleBattle of Morava–IvanCapture of KorytsaTiranaDurrësLarissaBitolaIoaninaKateriniKerkiraElbasan100 km40.641N, 20.960E
Placed at Pelion; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Pelium is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Albania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6200334, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pelium, revision 1370744345, 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.