SPHACTERIA — confinium Eleorum versus Messenen, sic dictum quod illic Heraclidae, mactatis hostiis, amicitiae et concordiae pacta iniverint. Est etiam insula quaeam, cuius meminit Pausan. l. 3. aliter Sphagia dicta, Stephan. ante Pylum, cui portum facit.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Battle of Sphacteria — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Sphacteria partof=the Peloponnesian War date=425 BC place=Sphacteria, a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos result=Athenian victory combatant1=Athens combatant2=Sparta… … Wikipedia
Battle of Sphacteria (1825) — In 1826 approximately 200 Greek fighters were blockaded there by Ibrahim Pasha s fleet when captain Tsamados set out a daring plan to rescue them. In august 1826 in a stormy night he slipped unnoticed with his ship Ares between the Turkish fleet… … Wikipedia
Сфактерия — (Sphacteria) См. Пилос и Сфактерия … Энциклопедия битв мировой истории
Battle of Pylos — Infobox Military Conflict colour scheme=background:#cccccc caption= conflict=Battle of Pylos partof=the Peloponnesian War date=425 BC place=Pylos result=Athenian victory combatant1=Athens combatant2=Sparta commander1=Demosthenes… … Wikipedia
Pylos — For the mythological figure, see Pylus (mythology). For the board game, see Pylos (board game). Pylos Πύλος The bay of Pylos … Wikipedia
History of the Peloponnesian War — The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who… … Wikipedia
425 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placePersian Empire* Artaxerxes I, Achaemenid king of Persia, is succeeded by his son Xerxes II. Greece* Demosthenes captures and fortifies the port of Pylos in the Peloponnesus, giving Athens a strong base close to Sparta.… … Wikipedia
Demosthenes (general) — For the Athenian orator, see Demosthenes. Demosthenes (Greek: Δημοσθένης, died 413 BC), son of Alcisthenes, was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War. Contents 1 Early Military Actions 2 Success in the Peloponnese … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
