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Battle of Lade (201)
Part of the Cretan War
Location of Lade Island and Miletus at Maeander River's mouth.
Date 201 BCE Location Lade off the shore of Miletus (modern-day Turkey) Result Macedonian victory
Belligerents
Macedon	Rhodes
Commanders and leaders
Philip V of Macedon	Cleonaeus of Rhodes

The Battle of Lade was fought between the navy of Rhodes and the navy of Macedon. The battle took place in 201 BCE as part of the Cretan War, which lasted from 205 to 200 BCE. The battle was a continuation of hostilities from the Battle of Chios (201 BC) (Mommsen, Bk III, CH VIII).

The battle was fought off the shore of Asia Minor and the island of Lade, near Miletus. The battle ended in a crushing victory for the Macedonians, nearly ending the war in their favour and resulting in defeat for the Rhodians; however, as a result of the battle, the Roman Republic decided to intervene, and Rhodes was saved from destruction.

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• Arrian (1884). "Chapter XVIII" . The Anabasis of Alexander. Translated by E.J. Chinnock. London: Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 52–55. OCLC 9234773. OL 24180238M – via Wikisource. [scan ]

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