Battle of Pteria | |||||||
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Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Lydian Empire | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Croesus of Lydia | Cyrus the Great | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
95,000[2] (ancient sources) | 20,000[3] (ancient sources) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
Approximate location of the Battle of Pteria |
The Battle of Pteria (Ancient Greek: Πτερία) was fought in 547 BC between the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great and the Lydian forces of Croesus. Both armies suffered heavy casualties in this indecisive battle.
When the Lydian and the Persian army confronted each other in Cappadocian Pteria (Herodotus 1.75 ff.), the battle ended inconclusively the same evening.
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