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List of sieges conducted by Demetrius I Poliorcetes

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This page presents a non-exhaustive list of cities conquered or besieged by Demetrius I Poliorcetes during his military campaigns from 311 to 285 BC.

List of sieges

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  Victory - 25
  Defeat - 2
  Another result - 3
Date City Allies (including Demetrius) Opponents Outcome References
311 Es-Sela

Location: Arabia

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Retreat of Demetrius after being repelled
  • Treaty of friendship with the Nabataeans
[1]
311-309 ? Babylon

Location: Mesopotamia

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Babylon
[2][3][4]
307 Megara

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Megara
[5][6]
307 Athens

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Mounychia and Athens
[5][6]
306 Karpasia

Location: Cyprus

  • Capture of Karpasia
[6]
306 Urania

Location: Cyprus

  • Capture of Urania
[6]
306 Salamis

Location: Cyprus

[6][7]
305-304 Rhodes

Location: Aegean Sea

[6][7]
304 Chalcis

Location: Euboea

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Chalcis
[8]
304 Oropos

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Oropos
[8]
304 Phyle

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Phyle
[5][6][7]
304 Panactum

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Panactum
[5][6][7]
304 Kechries

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Kechries
[7]
304 Epidaurus

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Epidaurus
[7]
303 Sicyon

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Sycion
[7]
303 Corinth

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Corinth
[7]
303 Bura

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Bura
[7]
303 Scirus (Arcadia)

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Skyros
[7]
303 Argos

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Argos
[7]
303 Orchomenus

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Orchomenus
[7]
300-299 Lampsacus

Location: Ionia

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
[9]
Between 298 and 295 Messene

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Messene probable but not certain
[7][10]
294 Rhamnous

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Rhamnous
[4]
294 Eleusis

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Eleusis
[4]
294 Athens

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Athens
[4]
294 Sparta

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Not certain that he besieged or entered the city, despite two victorious battles in the surroundings.
[4]
293 Thebes

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Thebes
[4]
292-291 Thebes

Location: Greece

  • Capture of Thebes
[4]
287 Athens

Location: Greece

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
[4]
287 Sardis

Location: Ionia

  • Demetrius I Poliorcetes
  • Capture of Sardis
[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wheatley, Pat; Dunn, Charlotte (2020). Demetrius the besieger. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-883604-9.
  2. ^ "LacusCurtius • Diodorus Siculus — Book XIX Chapters 73‑101". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ "Plutarch • Life of Demetrius". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Plutarque : Vie des Hommes illustres ; VIE DE DÉMÉTRIUS, (bilingue)". remacle.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. ^ a b c d "Plutarque : Vie des Hommes illustres ; VIE DE DÉMÉTRIUS, (bilingue)". remacle.org. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Rose, Thomas C. (2019-11-13), "Demetrius the Besieger (and Fortifier) of Cities", Brill's Companion to Sieges in the Ancient Mediterranean, Brill, pp. 169–190, ISBN 978-90-04-41374-0, archived from the original on 2024-06-04, retrieved 2024-06-03
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ferguson, W. S (1948). "Demetrius Poliorcetes and the Hellenic League" (PDF). Hesperia. 17 (2): 112–133. JSTOR 146849. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  8. ^ a b Wheatley, Pat; Dunn, Charlotte (2020). Demetrius the besieger. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-19-883604-9.
  9. ^ Wheatley, Pat; Dunn, Charlotte (2020). Demetrius the besieger. Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-19-883604-9. OCLC 1128431578.
  10. ^ Dunn, Charlotte (2018). "Messene Besieged: A Note on Two (?) Engagements in the Peloponnese". Acta Classica. 61 (1): 190–200. doi:10.1353/acl.2018.0008. ISSN 2227-538X.