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The Battle of Sybota (Ancient Greek: Σύβοτα) took place in 433 BC between Corcyra (modern Corfu) and Corinth. [1] It was one of the immediate catalysts for the Peloponnesian War.
The culminating Battle of Sybota subsequently led to the Potidaean Affair and the Megarian Decree, both also major contributors to the final outbreak of hostilities between Athens and Sparta, beginning the Peloponnesian War. Background.
The Battle of Sybota, fought in 433 BCE, was a significant naval engagement during the lead-up to the Peloponnesian War. It took place between the forces of Corinth and Corcyra (modern Corfu), with Athens playing a crucial role.
18 wrz 2015 · Such attention as the battle of Sybota has received has resulted rather in criticism of Thucydides than in clarification of the battle; yet, as the greatest naval battle between Greek and Greek before the Peloponnesian War, it is of some interest to the naval historian.
This study will examine the growth of Corcyra’s naval power before the alliance with Athens and the Battle of Sybota in 433, and then explore the changed nature of this power during the Peloponnesian War and into the early fourth century.
2 sty 2023 · By the mid-5th century BC, Athens had overthrown its tyrannical rulers, invented democracy, beaten back two invasions by the largest empire of the day, and expanded its Delian League to glorious heights and riches.
16 wrz 2016 · The Corinthians gathered at Cheimerium, while the Corcyrans established a base on the island of Sybota. The resulting battle proved clumsy, but the Corinthians eventually routed the Corcyran fleet when 20 additional Athenian triremes suddenly appeared on the horizon.
