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Battle of Tenedos

Battle of Tenedos was a naval engagement fought in 86 BC at Bozcaada, in what is now Turkey. It was part of First Mithridatic War, which ran from 89 BC to 85 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought86 BC
WhereBozcaada, Turkey39.817N, 26.050E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstKingdom of Pontus
Part ofFirst Mithridatic War89 BC to 85 BC

Where it sits in First Mithridatic War

Battle of the River Amnias, 89 BCBattle of Protopachium, 89 BCBattle of Mount Scorobas, 88 BCSiege of Rhodes, 88 BCBattle of Delos, 88 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 87 BCSiege of Athens, 87 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 86 BCBattle of Orchomenus, 86 BCBattle of Tenedos, 86 BC89 BC86 BCBattle of Tenedos, 86 BC
10 placed engagements of First Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date86 BC (year precision)
PlaceBozcaada, Turkey
39.817N, 26.050E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Commanders
Battle of TenedosBattle of TenedosBattle of TenedosSiege of TenedosBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBalıkesirManisaTekirdağÇanakkaleMitiliniKavalaAlexandroupoli100 km39.817N, 26.050E
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 86 BC and 1657.

In the same war

Battle of Tenedos 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 Q3268397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tenedos (86 BC), revision 1370590839, 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.