Battle of Myus

Battle of Myus
Part of the Wars of the Diadochi
Date311 BC
Location
Myus (?) / Syria - Levant
Result Antigonid victory
Peace of 311 BC
Belligerents
Ptolemaics Antigonids
Commanders and leaders
Killes Demetrios

The Battle of Myus was a military engagement that took place in 311 BC. The battle occurred in Syria or more generally, the Levant, at an unknown location named Myus, between an Antigonid force led by Demetrius I Poliorcetes and a Ptolemaic force under the command of a close associate of Ptolemy, Cilles. It concluded with an Antigonid victory, permitting to mitigate the defeat of Gaza, and likely led to the Peace of 311 BC among the various Diadochi.

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