Battle of Myonessus | |||||||
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Part of the Roman–Seleucid War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Republic Rhodes |
Seleucid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lucius Aemilius Regillus Eudorus |
Polyxenidas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
83 ships (25 Rhodian) | 90 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 ships | 13 ships captured, 16 sunk |
The naval Battle of Myonessus was fought in 190 BC during the war of Rome against Antiochus III the Great for the domination over Greece, between a Seleucid fleet and a Roman plus Rhodian fleet. The Romans were victorious.
The account of Appian: