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	Battle of Sphacteria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Sphacteria was a battle of the Peloponnesian War in 425 BC, between Athens and Sparta.
		It was an important part of the longer Battle of Pylos.
		This meant that the island of Sphacteria, where Epitadas had landed with 440 hoplites, was completely blockaded by the Athenian fleet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Sphacteria (1134 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Sphacteria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Battle of Cyzicus in 410 BC was a small-scale naval battle during the Peloponnesian War between an Athenian fleet led by Alcibiades and a Peloponnesian fleet led by Sparta.
		Sybota – Potidaea – Chalcis – Naupactus – Tanagra – Olpae – Pylos – Sphacteria – Delium – Amphipolis – Mantinea – Sicilian Expedition – Syme – Cynossema – Cyzicus – Notium – Arginusae – Aegospotami – Naxos
		Accompanying this battle was the Battle of Sphacteria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Sphacteria (2227 words)

	List of battles 1400 BC-600 AD
		Battle of Himera[?] The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon[?] of Syracuse.
		Battle of Herdonia[?] Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
		357 Battle of Strasbourg (357)[?] Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_battles_1400_BC-600_AD.html (4447 words)

	Battle of Pylos Encyclopedia Article @ 209.68.55.237 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Closely related to this battle was the Battle of Sphacteria, which occured immediately afterwards.
		The harbor at Pylos was a large bay, with the seaward side almost completely blocked by the wooded island of Sphacteria; there was a narrow passage through to the harbor at each end of the island.
		The Spartan Epitadas and a force of 440 hoplites were landed on Sphacteria, while the rest of the army prepared to storm the Athenian fortifications; failing that, they would settle in for a siege.
	209.68.55.237 /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Pylos (886 words)

	Battle of Sphacteria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By this point there were now seventy Athenian ships blockading Sphacteria, and the Spartans had been joined by their Peloponnesian allies, who set up camp outside Pylos.
		Meanwhile the blockade of Sphacteria continued for much longer than either side had anticipated, and there was very little food or water for the Athenians.
		Cleon at first refused to believe the Athenians were so unsuccessful, and then blamed Nicias for the supposed cowardice of the generals.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Battle_of_Sphacteria (745 words)

	Peloponnesian War - Crystalinks
		The Battle of Mantinea was the largest land battle fought within Greece during the Peloponnesian War.
		In 411 BC this fleet engaged the Spartans at the Battle of Syme.
		In the battle, the Athenians obliterated the Spartan fleet, and succeeded in reestablishing the financial basis of the Athenian empire.
	www.crystalinks.com /peloponnesianwar.html (2822 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Amphipolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
		It was the culmination of events that began in 424 BC with the capture of Amphipolis by the Spartans.
		After the battle, neither the Athenians or the Spartans wanted to continue the war, and the Peace of Nicias was signed in 421 BC.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Battle_of_Amphipolis (717 words)

	Pylos - Phantis
		Other monuments or tombs, reminiscents of the Greek War for Independence are on the island of Sphacteria, the most important beeing the monument of the italian philhellene Count Annibale Santarosa.
		Pylos is the supposed birthplace of the venerable Nestor, the king of Pylos—standing upon a promontory at the foot of Mount Temathia, and overlooking the vast harbour of the same name as the town.
		Spartan anxiety over the return of the prisoners, who were taken to Athens as hostages, contributed to their acceptance of the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Pylos (805 words)

	Pylos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Other monuments or tombs, reminiscents of the Greek War for Independence are on the island of Sphacteria, the most important beeing the monument of the italian philhellene Santaroza.
		Pylos is the supposed birthplace of the venerable Nestor, the king of Pylos—standing upon a promontory at the foot of Mount Temathia, and overlooking the vast harbour of the same name as the town.
		Spartan anxiety over the return of the prisoners, who were taken to Athens as hostages, contributed to their acceptance of the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/pylos (834 words)

	Peloponnesian War - Military History Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		After the battle, Brasidas, a Spartan general, raised an army of allies and helots and went for one of the sources of Athenian power, capturing the Athenian colony of Amphipolis, which happened to control several nearby silver mines which the Athenians were using to finance the war.
		In 411 BC this fleet defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Syme.
		In the battle, the Athenians obliterated the Spartan fleet, and succeeded in reestablishing the financial basis of the Athenian empire.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Peloponnesian_War (2479 words)

	List of battles 1400 BC-600 AD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Battle of Naupactus Phormio defeats the Peloponnesian fleet.
		Battle of Coronea King Agesilaus II of Sparta defeats the Thebans.
		357 Battle of Strasbourg Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
	www.enlightenweb.net /l/li/list_of_battles_1400_bc_600_ad.html (4463 words)

	Battle of Sphacteria: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Battle of Cyzicus (The battle of cyzicus in 410 bc was a small-scale naval battle during the peloponnesian war between an athenian...)
		Battle of Amphipolis (The battle of amphipolis was fought in 422 bc during the peloponnesian war between athens and sparta....)
		Battle of Cynossema (The battle of cynossema was a naval battle in the hellespont in 411 bc between athens and sparta,...)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/battle_of_sphacteria (1954 words)

	Battle of Pylos - TheBestLinks.com - Athens, Agis, Hoplite, Peloponnesian War, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Battle of Pylos - TheBestLinks.com - Athens, Agis, Hoplite, Peloponnesian War,...
		Battle of Pylos, Athens, Agis, Hoplite, Peloponnesian War, Sicily, Trireme...
		The Spartan commander Epitadas and a force of 440 hoplites were landed on Sphacteria.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Battle_of_Pylos.html (521 words)

	Sphacteria
		The Battle of Sphacteria was a battle of the Peloponnesian War in 425 BC, between Athens and Sparta.
		This meant that the island of Sphacteria (or Sphaktiria, today known as Sphagia), where Epitadas had landed with 440 hoplites, was completely blockaded by the Athenian fleet.
		Bronze Spartan shield, Athenian Trophy from the battle of Sphacteria in the Agora of Athens Museum (Stoa of Attalos) with inscription "Athinaioi apo Lakedaimonion ek Pylo"
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/History/Battles/Sphacteria.html (766 words)

	Battle of Sphacteria: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was an important part of the longer Battle of Pylos (Battle of Pylos: the battle of pylos took place between athens and sparta during the peloponnesian...
		This meant that the island of Sphacteria (Sphacteria: sphacteria is a small island at the entrance to the bay of pylos in the peloponnese,...
		By this point there were now seventy Athenian ships blockading Sphacteria, and the Spartans had been joined by their Peloponnesian (Peloponnesian: peloponnesos (greek: πελοπννησος,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/battle_of_sphacteria (831 words)

	Peloponnesian War - Phantis
		Led militarily by a clever new general Demosthenes (not to be confused with the later great Athenian orator Demosthenes), the Athenians managed some successes as they continued their naval raids on the Peloponnese, stretched their military activities into Boeotia and Aetolia, and began fortifying posts around the Peloponnese.
		After the battle, Brasidas, a Spartan general, raised an army of allies and helots and went for one of the sources of Athenian power, capturing the Athenian colony of Amphipolis, which happened to control several nearby silver mines which the Athenians were using to finance the war.
		In 411 BC this fleet defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Syme.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Peloponnesian_War (2544 words)

	ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
		In general, despite the effort at Pylos and Sphacteria, the first ten years of the war are marked by minor defeats and minor victories, with neither side able to do the other serious harm.
		Meanwhile the two armies on shore, while victory hung in the balance, were a prey to the most agonizing and conflicting emotions; the natives thirsting for more glory than they had already won, while the invaders feared to find themselves in even worse plight than before.
		Others, again, were gazing at some spot where the battle was evenly disputed; as the strife was protracted without decision, their swaying bodies reflected the agitation of their minds, and they suffered the worst agony of all, ever just within reach of safety or just on the point of destruction.
	www.the-orb.net /textbooks/westciv/peloponn.html (8870 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is formed by a deep indenture in the Morea, shut in by a long island, anciently called Sphacteria, famous for the defeat and capture of the Spartans, in the Battle of Pylos during the Peloponnesian War, and yet exhibiting the vestige of walls, which may have served as their last refuge.
		I n 1573, two years after the defeat of the Ottoman fleet at the naval battle of Naupactos (Lepanto), the Turks built the fortress of Pylos, with the aim of controlling the southern entrance to the...
		Pylos Pylos in Messenia, on the western coast of the Peloponnese, was the capital of Nestor, the elderly statesman in the league headed by Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, against Priam...
	pylos.iqexpand.com (1107 words)

	PYLOS - LoveToKnow Article on PYLOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The bay, roughly semicircular in shape, is protected by the island of Sphacteria (mod.
		The Spartans, who were then invading Attica, withdrew their forcef and attacked them vigorously by sea and land, but were repulsed, and the Athenians were enabled by the arrival and victory of their fleet to blockade on the island of Sphacteria a body of 420 Spartiates with their attendant helots.
		Though differing on many points, they agree in thinking (1) that the island of Sphagia is the ancient Sphacteria, Palaeokastro the ancient Coryphasium or Pylos; (2) that in 425 n.e.
	www.1911ency.org /P/PY/PYLOS.htm (752 words)

	DBA Battle Scenarios
		The Battle of the Brewery (multi-player, generic scenario suitable for all periods)
		Don't forget to name the battle and identify the year in which it was fought (even if fictional or speculative).
		Here is a Battle Template that you can download for use; just make sure to open and edit the file in a Courier or other non-proportional type font.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/battles (1540 words)

	425 bc - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Battle of Pylos - Athenians under Demosthenes again defeat the Spartans, this time capturing a Spartan fleet and leaving a Spartan contingent isolated on the island of Sphacteria
		Battle of Sphacteria - The Spartans on Sphacteria are captured by an operation led by Demosthenes and Cleon
		Zhou wei lie wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/425-BC (66 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1999.07.05
		In the second focus, Spencer discusses the Dark Age occupation of the site of Nichoria, certainly the best known and published site of this time period; his treatment is based largely on the University of Minnesota's publication of the site.
		In Chapter 7, S. Alcock examines the period from the liberation of Messenia by the Boiotians through the Roman period, placing most of her attention on the site of Messene and Pausanias' description of Messenia.
		As with the previous "Focus" on the Battle of Sphacteria, the aficionados of military history will want considerably more discussion, but what is provided will probably be sufficient for the general reader.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1999/1999-07-05.html (1844 words)

	THUCYDIDES HOUR EXAM 1D \| HISTORY QUIZ
		The Athenians are victorious since the Spartans could not use all their ships at once, but had to row up in small detachments.
		In the third stage of the Battle of Sphacteria
		The Spartan general at the Battle of Sphacteria was
	mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /grk202/hour_exams/thucydides_exam_1g.html (356 words)

	The Battle of Sphacteria, 425 BC (DBA Battle Scenario)
		The Battle of Sphacteria, 425 BC (DBA Battle Scenario)
		When Sparta learned that Athens had taken Pylos they removed their army from Attica.
		Comments and feedback welcome and can be sent to Chris Brantley.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/battles/Sphacteria/index.html (860 words)

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