Siege of Mytilene (406 BC)
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The Siege of Mytilene (406 BC) was a key episode in the late Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces blockaded the Athenian-held city of Mytilene on Lesbos, prompting the Athenian naval response that led to the Battle of Arginusae.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Mytilene (406 BC) canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian forces
ⓘ
Spartan army ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan forces
|
| causeOf | Athenian naval response leading to the Battle of Arginusae ⓘ |
| cityStatusDuringSiege | Athenian-held city ⓘ |
| conflict | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| describedAs | key episode in the late Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Arginusae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | northeastern Aegean region ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| involves |
land blockade
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Mytilene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Lesbos ⓘ |
| militaryAction | Spartan blockade of Athenian-held Mytilene ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Mytilene ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 406 BC ⓘ |
| precededBy | naval operations in the eastern Aegean ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Arginusae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Athenian decision to dispatch a relief fleet ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Lesbos
ⓘ
security of Athenian maritime empire ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | blockade ⓘ |
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