Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)

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The Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) was a major naval victory of Demetrius I of Macedon over Ptolemy I that helped shape the power balance among Alexander the Great’s successors during the Wars of the Diadochi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic military conflict ⓘ
battle of the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Salamis (Cyprus) ⓘ
Battle of Salamis, 306 BC ⓘ
associatedWith Antigonid bid for hegemony over the Greek world and Asia Minor ⓘ
Demetrius I’s reputation as a skilled naval commander ⓘ
belligerent forces of Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
forces of Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
category 306 BC in military history ⓘ
Battles of the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Naval battles involving ancient Macedonia ⓘ
Naval battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
combatantType Hellenistic fleets ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic navy
commander Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Menelaus of Cyprus ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
conflictIn Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
date 306 BC ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Battle of Salamis (480 BC) in Greece ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy further Antigonid–Ptolemaic confrontations in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the rivalry between the Antigonid and Ptolemaic kingdoms ⓘ
helped shift the balance of power among Alexander the Great’s successors ⓘ
strengthened the position of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Demetrius I in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
inContextOf succession struggles after the death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
influenced subsequent diplomatic and military alignments among the Diadochi ⓘ
involved warships of Macedonian successor states ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Cyprus ⓘ
location off the city of Salamis, Cyprus ⓘ
outcome Antigonid control of Cyprus ⓘ
destruction or capture of much of the Ptolemaic fleet in the area ⓘ
partOf struggle between the Antigonid and Ptolemaic dynasties ⓘ
precededBy earlier naval and land operations in Cyprus during the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
primaryTheater eastern Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
relatedTo Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ
Macedonian successor states ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
result decisive victory for Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
major defeat for Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BC ⓘ

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Diadochi → notableEvent → Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → notableBattle → Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (as overlord of Demetrius) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Ptolemaic navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamis (306 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Demetrius I of Macedon → notableBattle → Battle of Salamis (306 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Salamis (Cyprus) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Salamis, 306 BC ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Battle of Ipsus → precededBy → Battle of Salamis (306 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
Wars of the Diadochi → significantEvent → Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ