Battle of Cyzicus
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The Battle of Cyzicus was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War that temporarily restored Athenian dominance in the Aegean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cyzicus canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Cyzicus ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian Empire
ⓘ
Peloponnesian League ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan alliance
|
| captured | many Spartan ships ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide | heavy Spartan losses ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
Sparta ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Theramenes ⓘ Thrasybulus ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| date | 410 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| fleetDestroyed | Spartan fleet under Mindarus ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Notium ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Sea of Marmara
ⓘ
surface form:
Propontis (Sea of Marmara)
|
| historicalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Xenophon's Hellenica ⓘ
surface form:
Xenophon’s Hellenica
|
| involvedCommander |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcibiades of Athens
Pharnabazus II ⓘ
surface form:
Persian satrap Pharnabazus
Spartan admiral Mindarus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| navalForcesUsed | triremes ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
Athenian feigned retreat to lure Spartan fleet
ⓘ
combined land and sea operation by Athenians ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Mindarus
ⓘ
Pharnabazus II ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Athenian naval victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| place | near Cyzicus ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
boosted Athenian morale and prestige
ⓘ
undermined Spartan-Persian naval cooperation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Abydos ⓘ |
| restored | Athenian naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| significance | major turning point in later phase of Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
broke Spartan naval supremacy in the Hellespont
ⓘ
secured Athenian control of grain routes from the Black Sea ⓘ |
| temporarilyRestored | Athenian dominance in the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| theater | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| year | 410 BC ⓘ |
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