Battle of Paraitakene

Battle of Paraitakene
	Part of the Second War of the Diadochi
Date	317 BC
Location	Paraitakene (near modern Isfahan, Persia)32°38′00″N 51°39′00″E / 32.6333°N 51.6500°EIsfahan Province, Iran
Result	Victory for Eumenes and eastern satraps
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
	class=notpageimage\| Approximate location of the Battle of Paraitakene.

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.