Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Antiochus III the Great

Battles of Antiochus III the Great

sixth Seleucid emperor (223–187 BC), 242 BC to 187 BC

Antiochus III the Great is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 217 BC and 190 BC: 5 battles and 1 siege across 6 present-day countries, most in Egypt (1), Turkmenistan (1), Afghanistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,689 km apart end to end, 1,538 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Seleucid–Parthian Wars (2), Roman–Seleucid War (2).

Siege of BactraBattle of RaphiaBattle of the AriusBattle of PaniumBattle of ThermopylaeBattle of MagnesiaBattle of RaphiaBattle of the AriusBattle of PaniumBattle of MagnesiaTehranBaghdadKabulAthensTashkentDubaiKarachiAlexandriaAnkaraAleppo1000 km35.044N, 44.716E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

217 BC: 1 engagements208 BC: 2 engagements2 in 208 BC200 BC: 1 engagements191 BC: 1 engagements190 BC: 1 engagements217 BC190 BC
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Raphia, 217 BCBattle of the Arius, 208 BCSiege of Bactra, 208 BCBattle of Panium, 200 BCBattle of Thermopylae, 191 BCBattle of Magnesia, 190 BC217 BC190 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 June 217 BCBattle of RaphiaRafah, EgyptPtolemaic Egyptian victory
208 BCBattle of the AriusHari River, Turkmenistan2,493 km NESeleucid victory
208 BCSiege of BactraBactres, Afghanistan581 km ESeleucid victory; Antiochus signs a peace treaty with...
200 BCBattle of PaniumBanias, Israel2,856 km WSeleucid victory
191 BCBattle of ThermopylaeThermopylae, Greece1,333 km NWRoman victory
190 BCBattle of MagnesiaManisa, Turkey426 km ERoman-Pergamene victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Uploadalt, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.