Battle of Plemmyrium

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sicilian_Wars
gptkbp:activities gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Athenian position in Sicily
gptkbp:casualties Light for Athens
Heavy for Syracuse
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hermocrates
gptkb:Alcibiades
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced later naval warfare
gptkbp:date 413 BC
gptkbp:depicted_in Art and literature
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Syracuse (415 BC)
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Sicilian_Expedition
Lessons in naval warfare
Analysis of leadership in battle
gptkbp:historical_debate Effectiveness of Athenian strategy
Syracusan leadership decisions
gptkbp:historical_documentation Archaeological findings
Military records
Contemporary accounts
Later historical analyses
Maps of ancient Sicily
gptkbp:historical_significance Athenian morale boost
Demonstrated Athenian naval tactics
Syracusan despair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Plemmyrium
gptkbp:influenced_by Athenian naval superiority
Syracusan defenses
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical reenactments
Monuments in Sicily
gptkbp:legacy Athenian naval dominance
Syracusan resilience
gptkbp:location Plemmyrium
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms approach
Use of triremes
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Nicias
gptkb:Gylippus
gptkbp:outcome Syracuse's naval power diminished
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:primary_source Ancient Greek historians
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Siege_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:result gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:significance Naval engagement
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the sea routes
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Naval blockade