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Aegospotami

noun
1.
A creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War.  Synonym: Aegospotamos.
2.
A river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC).  Synonym: Aegospotamos.





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"Aegospotami" Quotes from Famous Books



... fleet was now at AEgospotami, in the Hellespont, opposite Lampsacus, having been inactive for nearly a year. There the fleet was exposed to imminent danger, which was even seen by Alcibiades, in his forts opposite, on the Chersonese. He expostulated ...
— Ancient States and Empires • John Lord


Words linked to "Aegospotami" :   naval battle, Republic of Turkey, turkey, Peloponnesian War, creek, Aegospotamos, brook


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