| Siege of Baylon | |||||||
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| Part of the Babylonian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Antigonids | Seleucids | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Demetrios Archelaos | Patrokles | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Initially 19,000 At the end 6,000 |
Initially A few thousands At the end 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Moderate 6,000 captured | Few | ||||||
The Second siege of Babylon took place during the Babylonian War in 310 BC. Antigonid forces under Antigonus's oldest son, Demetrius, besieged the Seleucid garrison of the city of Babylon under the command of Patrocles.