Sphakteria (Messenia) 58 Sphakteria - Σφακτήρια

Σφακτήρια - Sphakteria, island, the modern Sphakteria, Peloponnese Greece
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Latitude: 36.930100
Longitude: 21.665700
Confidence: Low

Greek name: Σφακτήρια
Place ID: 369217ISph
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Region: Peloponnese
Country: Greece
Department: Messinia
Mod: Sphakteria

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Search for inscriptions mentioning Sphakteria (Σφακτη...) in the PHI Epigraphy database.

Modern Description: An island off shore from the Bay of Navarino. It belonged to Sparta after the second Messenian war. In 425 B.C. during the Peloponnesian war it was the site of the famous battle that ended with the Athenian capture of 400 Spartans who had landed on the island. The remains of the ancient fort in which the Spartans sought refuge (Thuc. 4.31.2), on the mountain of Haghios Elias in the N section of the island, which have been visited and described by many scholars, are no longer easily recognizable. They were destroyed by military installations during WW II. (M. G. PICOZZI)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphacteria
Wikidata ID: Q1303524

Info: Princeton Encyclopedia

(Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, from Perseus Project)


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