Battle of Sybota
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The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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| Battle of Sybota canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Sybota Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, notableBattle, Battle of Sybota]
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Mokra
The Battle of Mokra was a 1939 World War II engagement in which Polish forces successfully ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units during the invasion of Poland.
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Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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E.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Sybota Target entity description: The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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B.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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C.
Battle of Mokra
The Battle of Mokra was a 1939 World War II engagement in which Polish forces successfully ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units during the invasion of Poland.
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D.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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E.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| allyOf | Athens ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Corcyra ⓘ Corinth ⓘ |
| cause | dispute over Epidamnus ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
ⓘ
Corcyra ⓘ Corinth ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| contributedTo | outbreak of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| date | 433 BCE ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thucydides ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Megarian Decree (Athenian sanctions on Megara)
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| hasParticipant |
Athenian navy
ⓘ
Corcyraean fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Corcyraean navy
Corinthian navy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Pericles
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Golden Age
|
| involved |
Athenian fleet
ⓘ
Corcyraean fleet ⓘ Corinthian navy ⓘ
surface form:
Corinthian fleet
|
| languageOfPrimarySource | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corcyra
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | triremes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a proximate cause of the Peloponnesian War
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being one of the largest naval battles in Greek history before the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Corcyra
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Sparta ⓘ |
| outcome | strategic advantage for Corcyra and Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinth–Corcyra War ⓘ |
| place |
Ionian Sea
ⓘ
off Sybota Islands ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
escalation of Athenian–Spartan rivalry
ⓘ
test of Athenian alliance with Corcyra ⓘ |
| preceded | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Corcyraean independence
ⓘ
Corinthian colonial disputes ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| source | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| triggered | heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | trireme naval battle ⓘ |
| year | 433 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sybota Description of subject: The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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