Battle of Aegospotami

The Battle of Aegospotami (Greek: Μάχη στους Αιγός Ποταμούς) was a naval confrontation that took place in 405 BC and was the last major battle of the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, a Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian navy. This effectively ended the war, since Athens could not import grain or communicate with its empire without control of the sea.

Battle of Aegospotami
Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date405 BC
Location
Aegospotami, Hellespont
(present-day Çanakkale Province, Turkey)
40°15′N 26°33′E
Result Spartan victory
● Athens is besieged and surrenders
● End of the Peloponnesian War
Belligerents
  • Sparta
  • Corinth
  • Peloponnesian League
Commanders and leaders
Lysander
Aracus
Cleomedes of Samos		 Conon
Philocles
Adeimantus
Strength
170 ships

180 ships

36,000 men
Casualties and losses
Minimal 160 ships,
3,000 sailors executed
Location of the Battle of Aegospotami
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