Battle of Aegospotami
Naval battle in the Peloponnesian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Aegospotami (Greek: Μάχη στους Αιγός Ποταμούς) was a naval confrontation that took place in 405 BC and was the last major battle of the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, a Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian navy. This effectively ended the war, since Athens could not import grain or communicate with its empire without control of the sea.
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Part of the Peloponnesian War | |||||||
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Lysander Aracus Cleomedes of Samos[1] |
Conon Philocles Adeimantus | ||||||
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170 ships[2] |
180 ships[3] 36,000 men[4] | ||||||
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160 ships, 3,000 sailors executed[5] | ||||||
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