Sfaktiria

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Sfaktiria is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, historically known as Sphacteria, famous for its role in the Peloponnesian War.

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Sfaktiria canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
island
controlledBy ancient Athens
linked to: ancient Attica

ancient Sparta
linked to: Sparta
country Greece
hasAncientName Sphacteria
Sphakteria
hasCategory Historic sites in Greece
Islands of Messenia
linked to: Pylos island group

Islands of the Ionian Sea
linked to: Ionian Islands

Landforms of Peloponnese
hasCoastlineOn Ionian Sea
hasHeritage Greek historical site
hasHistoricName Sphacteria
Sphakteria
hasLanguage Greek
hasModernName Sfaktiria
hasNameInLanguage Σφακτηρία (Greek)
hasNearbyIsland Sphacteria islet complex
hasNotableEvent naval actions at Pylos and Sphacteria
surrender of Spartan hoplites in 425 BC
hasStrategicRole controls access to Bay of Pylos
hasTerrain hilly
rocky
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
Greek War of Independence
involvedInConflict Greek War of Independence
Peloponnesian War
knownFor Battle of Pylos
Battle of Sphacteria (1825)
Battle of Sphacteria (425 BC)
role in Peloponnesian War
locatedIn Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Messenia
Peloponnese
locatedOffCoastOf Messenian coast
southwestern Peloponnese
near Pylos
partOf Bay of Pylos
linked to: Pylos Bay

Ionian Islands (broad geographic sense)
linked to: Ionian Islands
protects Bay of Pylos
linked to: Pylos Bay
usedFor military operations in 19th century
military operations in antiquity

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sphacteria modernNameInGreek Sfaktiria
subject linked to: island of Sphacteria
Sphacteria hasAlternativeName Sfaktiria
Sphakteria modernName Sfaktiria
Sfaktiria hasModernName Sfaktiria