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Battle of Pylos

Battle of Pylos was a naval engagement fought in 425 BC at Pylos, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Athenian victory. Recorded strength: 50 ships; 90 hoplites; ~540 light troops against 60 ships; Unknown troops.

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Fought425 BC
WherePylos, Greece36.917N, 21.700E
OutcomeAthenian victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstSparta
Casualties and losses8 shipsand18 ships; 420 hoplites captured
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 Pylos, 425 BC
29 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date425 BC (year precision)
PlacePylos, Greece
36.917N, 21.700E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Strength50 ships; 90 hoplites; ~540 light troops60 ships; Unknown troops
Casualties and losses8 ships18 ships; 420 hoplites captured
Commanders
  • Demosthenes (general)
Battle of PylosBattle of PylosBattle of ZonchioSiege of NeokastroBattle of ModonBattle of NavarinoBattle of SphacteriaBattle of ZonchioAthensKalamataTripoliPirgos100 km36.917N, 21.700E
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 7 times between 425 BC and 1827.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 425 BC

Battle of Pylos is one of 99 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q670128, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pylos, revision 1382654560, 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.