Battle of Aigos Potamos
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The Battle of Aigos Potamos was the decisive 405 BC naval engagement in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian navy, effectively ending Athens’ maritime empire.
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| Battle of Aigos Potamos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Aigos Potamos Context triple: [Battle of Aegospotami, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Aigos Potamos]
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Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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Battle of the Eurymedon
The Battle of the Eurymedon was a decisive 5th-century BC naval and land engagement in which the Delian League, led by Athens, crushed Persian forces in southern Anatolia, significantly weakening Persian influence in the Aegean.
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D.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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E.
Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was a major 8th-century clash in Asia Minor in which the Byzantine Empire won a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate, helping to halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Aigos Potamos Target entity description: The Battle of Aigos Potamos was the decisive 405 BC naval engagement in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian navy, effectively ending Athens’ maritime empire.
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A.
Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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B.
Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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C.
Battle of the Eurymedon
The Battle of the Eurymedon was a decisive 5th-century BC naval and land engagement in which the Delian League, led by Athens, crushed Persian forces in southern Anatolia, significantly weakening Persian influence in the Aegean.
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D.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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E.
Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was a major 8th-century clash in Asia Minor in which the Byzantine Empire won a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate, helping to halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aegospotami
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Aegospotami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AthenianCommanderEscaped | Conon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AthenianFleetCommander | Conon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AthenianShipsEscaped | 9 triremes ⓘ |
| AthenianShipsLost | almost entire Athenian fleet ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnesian League NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantType | Greek city-states ⓘ |
| commander |
Conon
NERFINISHED
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Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Athenian maritime empire
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destruction of the Athenian fleet ⓘ end of Athenian naval supremacy ⓘ siege of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ surrender of Athens ⓘ |
| date | 405 BC ⓘ |
| decisiveAgainst | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Athens (404 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | northern Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
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Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thracian Chersonese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lampsacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hellespont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalForce |
Athenian navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spartan fleet ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Spartan victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ionian War phase of the Peloponnesian War
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Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Aigos Potamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Battle of Arginusae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Spartan admiral Lysander
NERFINISHED
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downfall of Athenian democracy in 404 BC ⓘ |
| result | Spartan victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle ending the Peloponnesian War in Sparta's favor
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marked the end of Athens as the leading naval power in Greece ⓘ |
| SpartanFleetCommander | Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SpartanStrategy | surprise attack on beached Athenian ships ⓘ |
| year | 405 BC ⓘ |
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