Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC)
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The siege of Rhodes in 305–304 BC was one of the most notable sieges of antiquity, when Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to make it abandon its neutrality and end its close relationship with Ptolemy I.
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Siege of Rhodes | |||||||
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Part of the Wars of the Diadochi | |||||||
The siege of Rhodes | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Antigonid dynasty |
Rhodes Ptolemaic Kingdom Seleucid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Demetrius | Ares | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 40,000 170 ships[1] | c. 7,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,300 [citation needed] | 5,400 [citation needed] | ||||||
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