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Battle of Cyzicus

Battle of Cyzicus was a naval engagement fought in 410 BC at Cyzicus, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Athenian victory. Recorded strength: 86 triremes against 60–80 triremes.

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Depiction of a Greek trireme: this graphic was first published in May, Elmer; Stadler, Gerald; Votaw, John; Griess, Thomas (series ed) (1984) Ancient and Medieval Warfare: The History of the Strategie
Depiction of a Greek trireme: this graphic was first published in May, Elmer; Stadler, Gerald; Votaw, John; Griess, Thomas (series ed) (1984) Ancient and Medieval Warfare: The History of the Strategie. F. Mitchell, Department of History, United States Military Academy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought410 BC
WhereCyzicus, Turkey40.380N, 27.890E
OutcomeAthenian victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstSparta; Achaemenid Empire
Casualties and lossesMinimalandEntire fleet
Part ofPeloponnesian War431 BC to 404 BC

Where it sits in the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Sybota, 433 BCBattle of Potidaea, 432 BCBattle of Plataea, 431 BCBattle of Naupactus, 429 BCBattle of Spartolos, 429 BCBattle of Rhium, 429 BCSiege of Plataea, 429 BCBattle of Corcyra, 427 BCBattle of Tanagra, 426 BCBattle of Sphacteria, 425 BCBattle of Pylos, 425 BCBattle of Solygeia, 425 BCBattle of Delium, 424 BCBattle of Megara, 424 BCBattle of Mantinea, 418 BCBattle of Orneae, 417 BCBattle of Melos, 415 BCBattle of Milet, 412 BCBattle of Abydos, 411 BCBattle of Cynossema, 411 BCBattle of Syme, 411 BCBattle of Eretria, 411 BCBattle of Cyzicus, 410 BCBattle of Ephesus, 409 BCSiege of Chalcedon, 409 BCSiege of Byzantium, 408 BCSiege of Andros, 408 BCBattle of Notium, 406 BCSiege of Athens, 404 BC433 BC404 BCBattle of Cyzicus, 410 BC
29 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date410 BC (year precision)
PlaceCyzicus, Turkey
40.380N, 27.890E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Territorial changeCyzicus and other cities in the region captured by Athens
Strength86 triremes60–80 triremes
Casualties and lossesMinimalEntire fleet
Commanders
  • Alcibiades
  • Thrasybulus
  • Theramenes
  • Mindarus
  • Clearchus of Sparta
  • Hermocrates
  • Pharnabazus II
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 410 BC and 1303.

In the same war

Battle of Cyzicus is one of 99 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q524871, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cyzicus, revision 1370109453, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.