Battle of Cyzicus
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The Battle of Cyzicus was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War that temporarily restored Athenian dominance in the Aegean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cyzicus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Cyzicus Context triple: [Athenian navy, decisiveInBattle, Battle of Cyzicus]
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Battle of Cnidus
The Battle of Cnidus was a decisive 394 BC naval engagement in which a Persian-backed fleet led by the Athenian Conon destroyed Spartan sea power, helping to end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world.
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Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Dyrrhachium
The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a major 48 BC engagement in Caesar’s Civil War in which Pompey decisively repelled Julius Caesar’s forces near the Adriatic coast of modern Albania.
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cyzicus Target entity description: The Battle of Cyzicus was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War that temporarily restored Athenian dominance in the Aegean.
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A.
Battle of Cnidus
The Battle of Cnidus was a decisive 394 BC naval engagement in which a Persian-backed fleet led by the Athenian Conon destroyed Spartan sea power, helping to end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world.
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B.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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C.
Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Dyrrhachium
The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a major 48 BC engagement in Caesar’s Civil War in which Pompey decisively repelled Julius Caesar’s forces near the Adriatic coast of modern Albania.
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E.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Cyzicus ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian Empire
ⓘ
Peloponnesian League ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan alliance
|
| captured | many Spartan ships ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide | heavy Spartan losses ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
Sparta ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Theramenes ⓘ Thrasybulus ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| date | 410 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| fleetDestroyed | Spartan fleet under Mindarus ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Notium ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Sea of Marmara
ⓘ
surface form:
Propontis (Sea of Marmara)
|
| historicalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
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Xenophon's Hellenica ⓘ
surface form:
Xenophon’s Hellenica
|
| involvedCommander |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcibiades of Athens
Pharnabazus II ⓘ
surface form:
Persian satrap Pharnabazus
Spartan admiral Mindarus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| navalForcesUsed | triremes ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
Athenian feigned retreat to lure Spartan fleet
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combined land and sea operation by Athenians ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Mindarus
ⓘ
Pharnabazus II ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Athenian naval victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| place | near Cyzicus ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
boosted Athenian morale and prestige
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undermined Spartan-Persian naval cooperation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Abydos ⓘ |
| restored | Athenian naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| significance | major turning point in later phase of Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
broke Spartan naval supremacy in the Hellespont
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secured Athenian control of grain routes from the Black Sea ⓘ |
| temporarilyRestored | Athenian dominance in the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| theater | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| year | 410 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cyzicus Description of subject: The Battle of Cyzicus was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War that temporarily restored Athenian dominance in the Aegean.
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