Battle of Aegospotami
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The Battle of Aegospotami was the decisive 405 BC naval defeat of Athens by Sparta that effectively ended the Peloponnesian War and led to the collapse of Athenian power.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegospotami | 1 |
| Battle of Aegospotami (naval context referenced as background) | 1 |
| Battle of Aegospotamoi | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Aegospotami
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Aegospotamoi
Battle of Aigos Potamos ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Delian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Athens ⓘ Peloponnesian League ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athenian navy
ⓘ
Spartan fleet ⓘ |
| commander |
Cleon
ⓘ
surface form:
Conon
Lysander ⓘ Philocles ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Athenian naval power
ⓘ
dismantling of Athenian empire ⓘ effective end of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ establishment of the Thirty Tyrants in Athens ⓘ siege of Athens ⓘ surrender of Athens ⓘ |
| date | 405 BC ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege of Athens ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dardanelles
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellespont
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Battle of Aegospotami
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegospotami
Lampsacus ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive end to Athenian maritime supremacy
ⓘ
destruction of the Athenian fleet ⓘ |
| opponent |
Athenian fleet
ⓘ
Spartan navy ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnesian fleet
|
| outcome | decisive Spartan victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ionian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian War phase of the Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Arginusae ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| result | Spartan victory ⓘ |
| significance | marked the end of Athenian thalassocracy ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | cut off Athenian grain supply from the Black Sea ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedSide | Sparta ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | surprise attack on beached ships ⓘ |
| year | 405 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Aegospotamoi
this entity surface form:
Aegospotami
this entity surface form:
Battle of Aegospotami (naval context referenced as background)