Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC)

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The Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC) was a major Hellenistic naval clash during the Second Syrian War in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a decisive defeat by the Seleucid navy, shifting maritime dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval battle ⓘ
belligerent Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
combatant Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
conflictOf Second Syrian War ⓘ
conflictType Hellenistic naval clash ⓘ
consequence shift in maritime dominance in the eastern Mediterranean toward the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
hasApproximateDate c. 258 BC ⓘ
hasApproximateYear 258 BC ⓘ
hasBelligerentSide Ptolemaic side ⓘ
Seleucid side ⓘ
hasCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
hasLocation Aegean Sea ⓘ
near Ephesus ⓘ
hasRegion eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
historicalContext struggle for control of the eastern Mediterranean between Hellenistic successor states ⓘ
involves Ptolemaic navy ⓘ
Seleucid navy ⓘ
isMajorEngagementIn Second Syrian War ⓘ
isPartOf wars of the Diadochi legacy conflicts ⓘ
namedAfter Ephesus ⓘ
navalTheater Aegean Sea ⓘ
opponentOf Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
outcome decisive defeat of the Ptolemaic fleet ⓘ
partOf Second Syrian War ⓘ
result Seleucid victory ⓘ
significance altered balance of naval power between Ptolemaic and Seleucid states ⓘ

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Ptolemaic navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC) ⓘ
Battle of Cos → relatedEvent → Battle of Ephesus (Hellenistic) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC)