What the records say
- When
- 410 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.38° N, 27.89° E
- Description
- naval battle between Athens and Sparta in 410 BC
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Cyzicus
Land and sea battle between Athens and Sparta in 410 BC
The Battle of Cyzicus took place in May or June 410 BC during the Peloponnesian War. During the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, and Theramenes routed and destroyed a Spartan fleet commanded by Mindarus. The victory allowed Athens to recover control over a number of cities in the Hellespont over the next year.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Commanding 20 ships, the Athenian generals Theramenes and Thrasybulus collaborate with Alcibiades and the main Athenian fleet in inflicting a major defeat on…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die athenische Flotte unter Alkibiades besiegt Sparta im Peloponnesischen Krieg in der Schlacht von Kyzikos im Marmarameer”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alcibiade est victorieux de Sparte sur terre et sur mer à la bataille de Cyzique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Алкивиад, находившийся в Персии, вступает в командование афинским флотом у острова Самос”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page