Battle of Sybota
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The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| allyOf | Athens ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Corcyra ⓘ Corinth ⓘ |
| cause | dispute over Epidamnus ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
ⓘ
Corcyra ⓘ Corinth ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| contributedTo | outbreak of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| date | 433 BCE ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thucydides ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Megarian Decree (Athenian sanctions on Megara)
|
| hasParticipant |
Athenian navy
ⓘ
Corcyraean fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Corcyraean navy
Corinthian navy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Pericles
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Golden Age
|
| involved |
Athenian fleet
ⓘ
Corcyraean fleet ⓘ Corinthian navy ⓘ
surface form:
Corinthian fleet
|
| languageOfPrimarySource | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corcyra
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | triremes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a proximate cause of the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
being one of the largest naval battles in Greek history before the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Corcyra
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Sparta ⓘ |
| outcome | strategic advantage for Corcyra and Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinth–Corcyra War ⓘ |
| place |
Ionian Sea
ⓘ
off Sybota Islands ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
escalation of Athenian–Spartan rivalry
ⓘ
test of Athenian alliance with Corcyra ⓘ |
| preceded | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Corcyraean independence
ⓘ
Corinthian colonial disputes ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| source | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| triggered | heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | trireme naval battle ⓘ |
| year | 433 BCE ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.