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Battle of Aegospotami

Battle of Aegospotami was a naval engagement fought in 405 BC at Aegospotami, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Decelean War, which ran from 413 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory. Recorded strength: 170 ships against 180 ships; 36,000 men.

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Fought405 BC
WhereAegospotami, Turkey40.250N, 26.550E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSparta; Corinth; Peloponnesian LeagueagainstAthens; Delian League
Casualties and lossesMinimaland160 ships,; 3,000 sailors executed
Part ofDecelean War413 BC to 404 BC

Where it sits in the Decelean War

Battle of Mytilene, 406 BCBattle of Arginusae, 406 BCBattle of Aegospotami, 405 BC406 BC405 BCBattle of Aegospotami, 405 BC
3 placed engagements of the Decelean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date405 BC (year precision)
PlaceAegospotami, Turkey
40.250N, 26.550E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Territorial changeAthens is besieged and surrenders; End of the Peloponnesian War
Strength170 ships180 ships; 36,000 men
Casualties and lossesMinimal160 ships,; 3,000 sailors executed
Commanders
  • Lysander
  • Aracus (navarch)
  • Cleomedes of Samos
  • Conon
  • Philocles (general)
  • Adeimantus (son of Leucolophides)
Battle of AegospotamiBattle of AegospotamiBattle of the HellespontBattle of ElliBattle of the DardanellesBattle of ByzantiumBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the HellespontBattle of ElliBalıkesirTekirdağXanthiMitiliniLüleburgazAlexandroupoli100 km40.250N, 26.550E
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Battle of Aegospotami is one of 102 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q866862, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aegospotami, revision 1370105956, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.