Battle of Ipsus

Battle of Ipsus
Part of the Wars of the Diadochi

The Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC. 19th century engraving.
Date301 BC
Location
Ipsus, Phrygia
(modern-day Çayırbağ, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey)
38°57′N 30°59′E / 38.95°N 30.99°E / 38.95; 30.99
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Antigonids
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 70,000 infantry
  • 10,000 cavalry
  • 75 elephants
  • (Plutarch)
  • 64,000 infantry
  • 15,000 cavalry
  • 500 elephants
  • 120 scythed chariots
  • (Plutarch)
Casualties and losses
All but 5,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry (Plutarch) Unknown
Battle of Ipsus is located in West and Central Asia
Battle of Ipsus
Location of the Battle of Ipsus.
Battle of Ipsus is located in Turkey
Battle of Ipsus
Battle of Ipsus (Turkey)

The Battle of Ipsus (Ancient Greek: Ἱψός) was fought between some of the Diadochi (the successors of Alexander the Great) in 301 BC near the town of Ipsus in Phrygia. Antigonus I Monophthalmus, the Macedonian ruler of large parts of Asia, and his son Demetrius were pitted against the coalition of three other successors of Alexander: Cassander, ruler of Macedon; Lysimachus, ruler of Thrace; and Seleucus I Nicator, ruler of Babylonia and Persia.