Theophiliscus () (died 205 BC) was the commander of the Rhodian
quinquereme
From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare. Ships became increasingly large and heavy, including some of the largest wooden ships hitherto con ...
fleet at the
Battle of Chios. The battle ended in a Rhodian and Pergamese victory but Theophiliscus died of wounds he received in the battle.
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Polybius
Polybius (; , ; ) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. It covered the period of 264–146 ...
. ''The Rise of the Roman Empire''.
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Polybius
Polybius (; , ; ) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. It covered the period of 264–146 ...
''The Histories'' - Book XVI
Ancient Rhodian admirals
3rd-century BC Greek people
205 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
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