century, 143 engagements

Battles of the 4th century BC

143 engagements of the 4th century BC are placed in the atlas: 80 battles, 48 sieges, 10 naval actions and 5 campaigns across 19 present-day countries, most in Italy (39), Greece (35), Turkey (20). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Wars of Alexander the Great (21), Second Greco-Carthaginian War (9), Second War of the Diadochi (7), Second Samnite War (6).

143 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

143 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 18 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

Date	Engagement	Place	War
1 October 331 BC	Battle of Gaugamela	Gaugamela	Wars of Alexander the Great
5 November 333 BC	Battle of Issus	Issus	Wars of Alexander the Great
August 338 BC	Battle of Chaeronea	Chaeronea	Fourth Sacred War
May 326 BC	Battle of the Hydaspes	Jhelum River	Indo-Greek wars
May 334 BC	Battle of the Granicus	Biga River	Wars of Alexander the Great
6 July 371 BC	Battle of Leuctra	Leuctra	Boeotian War
301 BC	Battle of Ipsus	Ipsos	Fourth War of the Diadochi
January 332 BC	Siege of Tyre	Tyre	Wars of Alexander the Great
18 July 387 BC	Battle of the Allia	Allia	Roman–Gallic Wars
20 January 330 BC	Battle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain	Persian Gates	Wars of Alexander the Great
321 BC	Battle of the Caudine Forks	Caudine Forks	Second Samnite War
4 July 362 BC	Battle of Mantinea	Mantineia	Theban hegemony
October 332 BC	Siege of Gaza	Gaza City	Wars of Alexander the Great
334 BC	Siege of Halicarnassus	Halicarnassus	Wars of Alexander the Great
394 BC	Battle of Cnidus		Spartan–Persian War
312 BC	Battle of Gaza	Gaza City	Third War of the Diadochi
306 BC	Battle of Salamis	Salamis	Fourth War of the Diadochi
327 BC	Siege of the Sogdian Rock	Sogdia	Wars of Alexander the Great
334 BC	Siege of Miletus	Miletus	Wars of Alexander the Great
316 BC	Battle of Gabiene		Second War of the Diadochi
October 329 BC	Battle of Jaxartes	Syr Darya	Wars of Alexander the Great
317 BC	Battle of Paraitacene	Paraetacene	Second War of the Diadochi
331 BC	Battle of Megalopolis	Megalopolis	War of Agis
391 BC	Battle of Lechaeum	Corinth	Corinthian War
327 BC	Indian campaign of Alexander the Great	Indus Valley	Indo-Greek wars
394 BC	Battle of Coronea	Koroneia	Corinthian War
394 BC	Battle of Nemea	Nemea	Corinthian War
311 BC	Battle of Himera	Syracuse	Third Greco-Carthaginian War
353 BC	Battle of Crocus Field	Thessaly	Third Sacred War
335 BC	Battle of Thebes	Thebes	Wars of Alexander the Great
364 BC	Battle of Cynoscephalae	Thessaly	Boeotian War
335 BC	Siege of Pelium	Pelion	Wars of Alexander the Great
305 BC	Siege of Rhodes	Rhodes	Fourth War of the Diadochi
August 322 BC	Battle of Crannon	Cranon	Lamian War
315 BC	Battle of Lautulae	Lautulae	Second Samnite War
310 BC	Battle of Lake Vadimo	Lake Vadimo	Second Samnite War
341 BC	Battle of the Crimissus	Crinisus	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
375 BC	Battle of Tegyra	Tegyra	Boeotian War
395 BC	Battle of Haliartus	Haliartos	Corinthian War
335 BC	Alexander's Balkan campaign	Ancient Greece	Wars of Alexander the Great
321 BC	Battle of the Hellespont		First War of the Diadochi
342 BC	Battle of Mount Gaurus	Mount Barbaro	First War of the Samnites
September 376 BC	Battle of Naxos	Naxos Island	Boeotian War
305 BC	Battle of Bovianum	Bovianum	Second Samnite War
398 BC	Siege of Motya	Mozia	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
340 BC	Battle of Vesuvius	Mount Vesuvius	Second Latin War
343 BC	Battle of Pelusium	Pelusium
397 BC	Battle of Catana	Catania	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
326 BC	Mallian Campaign	Punjab	Indo-Greek wars
342 BC	Battle of Maling		history, heritage and archaeology
354 BC	Battle of Guiling	Handan	history, heritage and archaeology
319 BC	Battle of Orkynia	Cappadocia	Wars of the Diadochi
397 BC	Battle of Messene	Messina	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
397 BC	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse
343 BC	Battle of Suessula	Suessula	First War of the Samnites
322 BC	Battle of Amorgos	Amorgos	Lamian War
390 BC	Sack of Rome	Rome	Roman–Gallic Wars
394 BC	Siege of Tauromenium	Taormina
393 BC	Battle of Abacaenum	Abacaenum	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
329 BC	Siege of Cyropolis	Cyropolis	Wars of Alexander the Great
319 BC	Battle of Cretopolis	Cretopolis	Wars of the Diadochi
December 331 BC	Battle of the Uxian Defile		Wars of Alexander the Great
311 BC	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse	Third Greco-Carthaginian War
317 BC	Battle of Byzantium		Second War of the Diadochi
356 BC	Battle of Embata	Chios	Social War of 357-355 BCE
397 BC	Siege of Segesta	Segesta	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
392 BC	Battle of Chrysas	Dittaino	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
389 BC	Battle of the Elleporus	Stilaro
343 BC	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse
331 BC	Battle of Pandosia	Pandosia	Campaign of Alexander I of Epirus in Southern Italy
317 BC	Siege of Megalopolis	Megalopolis	Second War of the Diadochi
358 BC	Battle of Erigon Valley	Crna	Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns
322 BC	Battle of the Echinades	Malian Gulf	Lamian War
385 BC	Siege of Mantinea	Mantineia
327 BC	Capture of Neapolis	Neapolis	Second Samnite War
329 BC	Battle of Polytimetus	Zeravshan	Wars of Alexander the Great
323 BC	Battle of Thermopylae	Thermopylae	Lamian War
342 BC	Battle of Saticula		First War of the Samnites
316 BC	Battle of the river Coprates	Dez River	Second War of the Diadochi
322 BC	Siege of Lamia	Lamia
368 BC	Siege of Lilybaeum	Lilibaeum	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
386 BC	Siege of Rhegium	Reggio Calabria
385 BC	Illyrian invasion of Epirus	Epirus
311 BC	Battle of Myus	Levant	Third War of the Diadochi
326 BC	Siege of Aornos	Aornos	Indo-Greek wars
340 BC	Siege of Byzantium	Byzantium	Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
309 BC	Battle of Tunis	Tunisia	Agathocles' expedition to Africa
328 BC	Battle of Gabai	Bukhara	Wars of Alexander the Great
395 BC	Battle of Sardis	Sardis	Spartan–Persian War
323 BC	Battle of Plataea	Plataea	Lamian War
327 BC	Cophen Campaign	Swat District	Indo-Greek wars
314 BC	Siege of Tyre	Tyre	Third War of the Diadochi
10 August 309 BC	Battle of the 25 of Abu	Mesopotamia	Babylonian War
361 BC	Battle of the Anio River	Via Salaria	Roman–Gallic Wars
311 BC	Battle of the Tigris	Tigris	Babylonian War
311 BC	First Siege of Babylon	Babylon	Babylonian War
326 BC	Siege of Sangala	Sialkot
315 BC	Siege of Tyre	Tyre	Third War of the Diadochi
375 BC	Battle of Alyzeia	Alyzeia	Boeotian War
340 BC	Siege of Perinthus	Perinthus	Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
355 BC	Siege of Methone	Methone	Athenian-Macedonian wars (357–346 BC)
392 BC	Battle of Corinth	Ancient Corinth	Corinthian War
368 BC	Battle without tears	Arcadia	Theban–Spartan War
389 BC	Siege of Theodosia	Feodosiia	Bosporan Wars of Expansion
365 BC	Siege of Theodosia	Feodosiia	Bosporan Wars of Expansion
360 BC	Siege of Theodosia	Feodosiia	Bosporan Wars of Expansion
309 BC	Battle of Lake Maeotis	Sea of Azov	Bosporan Civil War
310 BC	Second Siege of Babylon	Babylon	Babylonian War
340 BC	Siege of Perinthus	Perinthus	Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
310 BC	Third Siege of Babylon	Babylon	Babylonian War
317 BC	Siege of Pydna	Pydna	Second War of the Diadochi
331 BC	Siege of Pontic Olbia	Olbia
390 BC	Siege of Clusium	Chiusi
319 BC	Siege of Nora	Nora	Wars of the Diadochi
334 BC	Siege of Termessos	Termessus	Wars of Alexander the Great
320 BC	Battle of the Camel's Rampart	Nile Delta	First War of the Diadochi
348 BC	Siege of Olynthus	Olynthus	Third Sacred War
301 BC	Battle of Scerdilaidas	Illyria
336 BC	Battle of Thessaly	Vale of Tempe	Wars of Alexander the Great
358 BC	Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns	Illyria	Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
331 BC	Battle of Olbia	Olbia	Zopyrion's expedition
387 BC	Battle of Capitoline Hill	Capitoline Hill
339 BC	Battle of Abolus	Sicily	Second Greco-Carthaginian War
385 BC	Siege of Phlius	Phlius
312 BC	Siege of Centuripe and Galaria	Centuripe
313 BC	Siege of Messina	Messana
305 BC	Battle of Torgium	Sicily
360 BC	Battle of the Aniene	Aniene	Roman–Gallic Wars
344 BC	Battle of Adranon	Adranon
357 BC	Siege of Amphipolis	Amphipolis	Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
358 BC	Battle of Pedum	Pedum	Roman–Gallic Wars
325 BC	Battle of Imbrinium	Samnium	Second Samnite War
338 BC	Battle of Pedum	Pedum	Second Latin War
395 BC	Siege of Sardes	Sardis
335 BC	Battle of Shipka Pass	Shipka Pass	Wars of Alexander the Great
388 BC	Battle of Cremaste	Abydos	Corinthian War
357 BC	Battle of the Port of Chios	Port of Chios	Social War of 357-355 BCE
307 BC	Siege of Utica	Utica	Agathocles' expedition to Africa
308 BC	Battle in the Zuphones' lands	Tunisia	Agathocles' expedition to Africa
306 BC	Siege of Salamis	Salamis	Fourth War of the Diadochi
318 BC	Battle of Rhosos	Gulf of İskenderun	Second War of the Diadochi
315 BC	Battle of Aphrodisias	Aphrodisias	Third War of the Diadochi
335 BC	Battle of Mount Haemus	Haemus Mons	Wars of Alexander the Great

The 143 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.