Battle of Arginusae
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The Battle of Arginusae was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta in 406 BC that briefly shifted the balance of the Peloponnesian War but led to political turmoil in Athens over the treatment of shipwrecked sailors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Arginusae canonical | 14 |
| Athenian naval victory at Arginusae | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Arginusae Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, notableBattle, Battle of Arginusae]
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A.
Battle of Pylos
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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B.
Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
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Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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D.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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E.
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon was a pivotal 490 BCE clash in the Greco-Persian Wars where outnumbered Greek forces halted a major Persian invasion, becoming a symbol of Athenian courage and military skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle of Arginusae Target entity description: The Battle of Arginusae was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta in 406 BC that briefly shifted the balance of the Peloponnesian War but led to political turmoil in Athens over the treatment of shipwrecked sailors.
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A.
Battle of Pylos
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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B.
Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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D.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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E.
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon was a pivotal 490 BCE clash in the Greco-Persian Wars where outnumbered Greek forces halted a major Persian invasion, becoming a symbol of Athenian courage and military skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Peloponnesian War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
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Athenian legal and constitutional crisis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Delian League
Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| casualties (Athens) | significant losses in ships and sailors ⓘ |
| casualties (Sparta) | heavy losses in ships and men ⓘ |
| cause |
Athenian attempt to relieve Conon’s fleet
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Spartan blockade of Conon at Mytilene ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
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Sparta ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Athens) |
Archestratus (Athenian general)
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Aristocrates (Athenian general) ⓘ Diomedon ⓘ Lysias (Athenian general) ⓘ Pericles the Younger ⓘ
linked to:
Pericles
Protomachus ⓘ Thrasyllus ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Sparta) | Callicratidas ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| date | 406 BC ⓘ |
| fleetSize (Athens) | about 150 triremes ⓘ |
| fleetSize (Sparta) | about 120 triremes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Aegospotami ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location |
near the Arginusae Islands
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off the coast of Lesbos ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Callicratidas ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Athenian deployment in an unusual double-line formation
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use of an improvised Athenian citizen fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ionian War phase of the Peloponnesian War
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linked to:
Ionian War
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| politicalConsequence |
controversy over failure to rescue shipwrecked sailors
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execution of several Athenian generals ⓘ political turmoil in Athens ⓘ trial of the Athenian generals ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Mytilene (406 BC) ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| source |
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
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linked to:
Diodorus Siculus
Xenophon’s Hellenica ⓘ
linked to:
Xenophon's Hellenica
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| strategicEffect |
brief shift in balance of the Peloponnesian War in favor of Athens
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temporary restoration of Athenian naval superiority ⓘ |
| year | 406 BC ⓘ |
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