Battle of Paraitakene | |||||||
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Part of the Second War of the Diadochi | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Antigonids | Eumenes’ Royalist faction | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Antigonus I Monophthalmus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Peithon |
Eumenes Eudamus Peucestas Antigenes Teutamus | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
28,000 heavy infantry, 5,500 light infantry, 6,900 light cavalry, 3,700 heavy cavalry, 65 war elephants |
17,000 heavy infantry, 18,000 light infantry, 6,300 cavalry, 125 war elephants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7,700, inc. 3,700 killed | 1,540, inc. 540 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Paraitakene (also called Paraetacene; Greek: Παραιτακηνή) was fought in 317 BC, during the second of the succession wars that were fought after the death Alexander the Great; the so called Wars of the Diadochi. In Paraitakene, a district of Persis, the armies of Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes the Cardian engaged in a long an bloody battle that ended indesicive; since Antigonus suffered the most casualties the battle is seen as a victory for Eumenes. Both armies withdrew after the battle; Antigonus towards his ally Peithon's satrapy of Media, Eumenes towards Gabiene.
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