Classical era · 410 BCE
Battle of Cyzicus
The Battle of Cyzicus (Greek: Kyzikos) took place in May or June 410 BC during the Peloponnesian War. During the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, and Theramenes routed and destroyed a Spartan fleet commanded by Mindarus. The victory allowed Athens to recover control over a number of cities in the Hellespont over the next year.
- When
- 410 BCE
- Where
- Cyzicus
- Era
- Classical
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Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cyzicus, CC BY-SA 4.0