Battle of the Eurymedon (190 BC)

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For the battle during the Persian Wars, see Battle of the Eurymedon.

Battle of the Eurymedon

Part of War against Antiochus III

Date	190 BC
Location	Near Eurymedon river
Result	Roman victory

Belligerents

Rhodes

Seleucid Empire

Commanders

Eudamos

Hannibal

v • d • e Roman-Syrian War

Thermopylae – Eurymedon – Myonessus – Magnesia

The Battle of the Eurymedon was fought in 190 BC between a Seleucid fleet and Rhodian ships, who were allied with the Roman Republic. The Seleucids were led by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal, who had gone into exile in the events following the Battle of Zama. The Rhodians were victorious, and Hannibal's fleet was forced to flee.

Source

Livy 37.23-24.

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