What the records say
- When
- 425 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.93° N, 21.67° E
- Description
- Athenian victory in the Peloponnesian War
Battle of Sphacteria
425 BCE battle between Athens and Sparta, part of the Peloponnesian War
The Battle of Sphacteria was a land battle of the Peloponnesian War, fought in 425 BC between Athens and Sparta. Following the Battle of Pylos and subsequent peace negotiations, which failed, a number of Spartans were stranded on the island of Sphacteria. An Athenian force under Cleon and Demosthenes attacked and forced them to surrender.
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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 “Following the failure of peace negotiations between Athens and Sparta”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die von Demosthenes zurückgerufene athenische Flotte kehrt aus Kerkyra zurück”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite de Sparte à la bataille de Sphactérie devant les troupes d'Athènes dirigées par le général Démosthène”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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