Definition of Sphacteria. Meaning of Sphacteria. Synonyms of Sphacteria

- The Battle of Sphacteria was a land battle of the Peloponnesian War, fought in 425 BC between Athens and Sparta. Following the Battle of Pylos and subsequent...
- Sphacteria (Gr****: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria) also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece...
- The Battle of Sphacteria took place during the Gr**** War of Independence on 8 May 1825 in Sphacteria between the Egyptian forces of Ibrahim Pasha and Gr****...
- Demosthenes, who was planning an invasion of Sphacteria. The Athenian forces successfully attacked Sphacteria, forcing the Spartans to surrender – a very...
- pretext, and settled in to besiege the hoplites on Sphacteria; eventually, in the Battle of Sphacteria, those hoplites were captured and taken as hostages...
- Siege of the Spartans on Sphacteria continues without result. 4.26–4.27 Cleon takes command at Pylos. 4.27–4.29 Battle of Sphacteria results in the capture...
- Peloponnese. One of these posts was near Pylos on a tiny island called Sphacteria, where the first war turned in Athens's favor. The post off Pylos exploited...
- number of Spartan troops besieged on the adjacent island of Sphacteria (see Battle of Sphacteria). Spartan anxiety over the return of the prisoners, who were...
- well fed. Besides, the rations mentioned by Thucydides for the Helots on Sphacteria are close to normal. Myron's evidence is interpreted as an extrapolation...
- Lazareto (Ithaca) Lazaretto (Corfu) Meganisi Navtilos Pontikonisi Proti Sphacteria Skorpios Sparti (Lefkada) Stillo Strofades Tongo Vido The sea is famous...