Battle of Pylos

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The Battle of Pylos was a significant 425 BC Athenian naval and land victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War, notable for the unprecedented capture of hundreds of Spartan hoplites on Sphacteria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
associatedWith island of Sphacteria ⓘ
belligerent Athenian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Delian League

Spartan alliance ⓘ
casualties hundreds of Spartan hoplites captured ⓘ
chronicledBy Thucydides ⓘ
chronology Archidamian War phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
combatant Athens ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
commandedBy Cleon ⓘ
Demosthenes ⓘ
conflictIn Peloponnesian War ⓘ
date 425 BC ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
geographicalFeature Bay of Pylos ⓘ
linked to: Pylos

Sphacteria island ⓘ
involves land operations ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
siege of Spartan forces on Sphacteria ⓘ
location Messenia ⓘ
southwestern Peloponnese ⓘ
militaryForceUsed hoplites ⓘ
peltasts ⓘ
triremes ⓘ
notableFor capture of Spartan hoplites on Sphacteria ⓘ
first large-scale surrender of Spartan hoplites ⓘ
opposedPolity Athenian polis ⓘ
Spartan polis ⓘ
opposingCommander Spartan commanders ⓘ
partOf Peloponnesian War ⓘ
place Pylos ⓘ
precededBy Athenian fortification of Pylos ⓘ
relatedEvent Spartan peace overtures after the battle ⓘ
result Athenian victory ⓘ
decisive Athenian victory ⓘ
significance provided Athens with important hostages ⓘ
shifted psychological balance against Sparta ⓘ
undermined Spartan reputation for never surrendering ⓘ
source Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
strategy Athenian use of light troops and naval mobility ⓘ
theater Greek mainland ⓘ
typeOfEngagement amphibious operation ⓘ
usedAs Athenian base in the Peloponnese ⓘ
year 425 BC ⓘ

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Peloponnesian War → notableBattle → Battle of Pylos ⓘ
Peloponnesian War → notableBattle → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Thucydides → hasPartInWork → Pylos campaign narrative ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Archidamian War → majorBattle → Battle of Pylos ⓘ
Archidamian War → majorBattle → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Battle of Pylos → followedBy → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Demosthenes (general) → notableBattle → Battle of Pylos ⓘ
Brasidas → conflict → Battle of Pylos ⓘ
Brasidas → conflict → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Athenian fortification of Pylos → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Sphacteria → hasHistoricalSignificance → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
subject linked to: island of Sphacteria
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Sphacteria → eventLocation → Battle of Sphacteria ⓘ
subject linked to: island of Sphacteria
linked to: Battle of Pylos
Sphacteria campaign → hasPart → Battle of Pylos ⓘ
Sfaktiria → knownFor → Battle of Pylos ⓘ