Battle of Korakesion

Battle of Korakesion
	Part of Pompey's campaign against pirates
Date	67 BC
Location	Korakesion, Roman Republic; (modern-day Alanya, Antalya, Turkey)36°31′48″N 32°00′36″E
Result	Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Cilician pirates
Commanders and leaders
Pompey	Unknown
Strength
200 ships (Roman claim)	1,000 ships (Roman claim)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	3,000 pirates surrendered
	Location within Turkey

The Battle of Korakesion, also known as the Battle of Coracaesium, was a naval battle fought in 67 BC between the Cilician Pirates and the Roman Republic. It was the culmination of Pompey the Great's campaign against the pirates of the Mediterranean; Plutarch describes it as the key battle of Pompey's clearing of the Mediterranean of pirates after several smaller battles. According to Plutarch the pirates had about a thousand ships (almost certainly an exaggeration) against Pompey's two hundred, but were defeated in the initial naval engagement. Florus also states it was not a hard-fought affair as the pirates soon realised they were out-classed and most of them simply surrendered.^[2] After retreating to the shore, the remaining pirates were apparently besieged in the town of Coracaesium, modern day Alanya, before surrendering.^[3]