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Battle of Notium

Battle of Notium was a naval engagement fought in 406 BC in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory. Recorded strength: 90 ships against 80 ships.

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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.
Fought406 BC
WhereTurkey37.993N, 26.848E
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsSpartaagainstAthens
Casualties and lossesNo Casualtiesand22 ships; (15 captured, 7 sunk)
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 Notium, 406 BC
29 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date406 BC (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
37.993N, 26.848E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Strength90 ships80 ships
Casualties and lossesNo Casualties22 ships; (15 captured, 7 sunk)
Commanders
  • Lysander
  • Antiochus (admiral)
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Battle of Notium 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 Q975123, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Notium, revision 1370270927, 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.