This page presents a non-exhaustive list of cities conquered or besieged by Demetrius I Poliorcetes during his military campaigns from 311 to 285 BC.
List of sieges
Date City Allies (including Demetrius) Opponents OutcomeReferences311Es-Sela Location: Arabia Demetrius I Poliorcetes Nabateans Retreat of Demetrius after being repelled Treaty of friendship with the Nabataeans311-309 ?Babylon Location: Mesopotamia Demetrius I Poliorcetes Seleucus I Nicator Capture of Babylon307Megara Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Garrison of Cassander Capture of Megara307Athens Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius of Phalerum Garrison of Cassander Capture of Mounychia and Athens306Karpasia Location: Cyprus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus I Monophthalmus Menelaus Ptolemy I Soter Capture of Karpasia306Urania Location: Cyprus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus I Monophthalmus Menelaus Ptolemy I Soter Capture of Urania306Salamis Location: Cyprus Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus I Monophthalmus Menelaus Ptolemy I Soter Capture of Salamis and the whole island305-304Rhodes Location: Aegean Sea Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus I Monophthalmus Ares Ptolemy I Soter Lysimachus Cassander Retreat of Demetrius after his defeat Building of the Colossus of Rhodes304Chalcis Location: Euboea Demetrius I Poliorcetes Chalcis Thebes Cassander Capture of Chalcis304Oropos Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Oropos Thebes Cassander Capture of Oropos304Phyle Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Garrison of Cassander Capture of Phyle304Panactum Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Garrison of Cassander Capture of Panactum304Kechries Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Kechries Capture of Kechries304Epidaurus Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Epidaurus Capture of Epidaurus303Sicyon Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Garrison of Ptolemy Capture of Sycion303Corinth Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Corinth Capture of Corinth303Bura Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Bura Capture of Bura303Scirus (Arcadia) Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Scirus (Arcadia) Capture of Skyros303Argos Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Argos Capture of Argos303Orchomenus Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Orchomenus Capture of Orchomenus300-299Lampsacus Location: Ionia Demetrius I Poliorcetes Garrison of Lysimachus Captures the city two times but doesn't occupy itBetween 298 and 295Messene Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Nicodemus of Messene Messene Capture of Messene probable but not certain294Rhamnous Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Rhamnous Capture of Rhamnous294Eleusis Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Eleusis Capture of Eleusis294Athens Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Lachares Athens Capture of Athens294Sparta Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Sparta Not certain that he besieged or entered the city, despite two victorious battles in the surroundings.293Thebes Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Thebes Cleonymus of Sparta Sparta Capture of Thebes292-291Thebes Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Antigonus II Gonatas Thebes Capture of Thebes287Athens Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Athens Retreat of Demetrius after his defeat287Sardis Location: Ionia Demetrius I Poliorcetes Sardis Lysimachus Capture of Sardis
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