Battle of Andros

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The Battle of Andros was a Hellenistic-era naval clash in the Aegean Sea in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a significant defeat that weakened its maritime dominance.

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Battle of Andros canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic-era battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
associatedWith Antigonid naval resurgence ⓘ
Ptolemaic control of the Aegean ⓘ
belligerent Antigonid Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Antigonid dynasty

Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon

Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
commandedBy Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
conflict Ptolemaic–Antigonid conflicts ⓘ
conflictType naval battle ⓘ
consequence strengthening of Antigonid control in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
weakening of Ptolemaic naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ
date c. 246–245 BC ⓘ
era Hellenistic era ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period
foughtIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
hasCasualties Ptolemaic fleet suffered heavy losses ⓘ
hasParticipant Macedonian fleet ⓘ
Ptolemaic navy ⓘ
historicalRegion Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
locatedIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
namedAfter island of Andros ⓘ
navalTheater Aegean Sea ⓘ
opponentOf Antigonid Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Antigonid dynasty

Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
outcome defeat of the Ptolemaic fleet ⓘ
partOf Syrian Wars ⓘ
Third Syrian War ⓘ
period Hellenistic period ⓘ
place Aegean Sea ⓘ
near the island of Andros ⓘ
result Antigonid victory ⓘ
significance marked decline of Ptolemaic maritime supremacy in the Aegean ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemaic navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Andros ⓘ
Battle of Cos → relatedEvent → Battle of Andros ⓘ