Battle of Pteria

Battle of Pteria
Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
DateAutumn 547 BC
Location39°55′00″N 35°20′00″E / 39.9167°N 35.3333°E / 39.9167; 35.3333
Result Indecisive[1]
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
Battle of Pteria is located in West and Central Asia
Battle of Pteria
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.

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger; Miller, Margaret C.; Duchesne-Guillemin, Jacques; Shaki, Mansour; Bichler, Reinhold; Rollinger, Robert; Boucharlat, Rémy; Rapin, Claude; Davis, Dick (2020-08-20), "GREECE", Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, Brill, retrieved 2024-03-12, When the Lydian and the Persian army confronted each other in Cappadocian Pteria (Herodotus 1.75 ff.), the battle ended inconclusively the same evening.
  2. ^ Tucker 2010, p. 563.
  3. ^ Eggenberger 1985, p. 386.