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Battle of Orkynia
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| Battle of Orkynia | |||||||
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| Part of the Wars of the Diadochi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Anti-Perdiccan coalition | Perdiccan coalition | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Antigonos | Eumenes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 30 elephants |
20,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | 8,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Orkynia was fought in 319 BCE near Orkynia in Cappadocia. It was one of first battles of the wars between the successors to Alexander the Great, the so called Diadochi. At Orkynia the armies of Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes the Cardian met; the battle resulted in a stunning Antigonid victory.
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