Battle of Rhium

When

429 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.32° N, 21.77° E

Description

naval battle between Athenian and Peloponnesian fleets (429 BC)

Naval

yes

Naval battle between Athenian and Peloponnesian fleets (429 BC)

The Battle of Rhium or the battle of Chalcis was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War between an Athenian fleet commanded by Phormio and a Peloponnesian fleet composed of contingents from various states, each with its own commander.

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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 “Battle of Chalcis—Chalcidians and their allies are defeated by Athens”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Rhium Deniz Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le stratège athénien Phormion et ses 20 navires vainquent la flotte Corinthienne (47 navires) devant Patras et Naupacte”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batallas navales de Patras y Naupacto entre las flotas ateniense, dirigida por Formión, y la peloponesa”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Peloponnesian War431 BCE · War