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Siege of Perinthus

Siege of Perinthus was a siege conducted in 340 BC at Perinthus, in what is now Turkey; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Perinthus. It was part of Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II, which ran from 359 BC to 336 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian defeat.

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Location of Perinthus
Location of Perinthus. Anasksabha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought340 BCran into the following year
WherePerinthus, Turkey40.994N, 27.849E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMacedonian defeat
BelligerentsMacedoniaagainstAchaemenid Empire; Athens
Part ofExpansion of Macedonia under Philip II359 BC to 336 BC

Where it sits in Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II

Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns, 358 BCSiege of Amphipolis, 357 BCSiege of Byzantium, 340 BCSiege of Perinthus, 340 BCSiege of Perinthus, 340 BC358 BC340 BCSiege of Perinthus, 340 BC
5 placed engagements of Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date340 BC (year precision)
to 339 BC
PlacePerinthus, Turkey
40.994N, 27.849E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Philip II of Macedon
  • Artaxerxes III
  • Chares of Athens
Siege of PerinthusSiege of PerinthusBattle of TzirallumBattle of AprosBattle of KalavryeBattle of MelantiasFirst Battle of ÇatalcaBattle of TzirallumBursaİzmitEdirneTekirdağÇanakkaleLüleburgazAlexandroupoliKırklareli100 km40.994N, 27.849E
Placed at Perinthus; 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 Perinthus is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85801098, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Perinthus, revision 1381684553, 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.