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Battle of Abydos

411 BCE · 5th century BCE · Part of the Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Abydos was a naval battle of the Peloponnesian War fought in 411 BCE in the Hellespont off the city of Abydos. An Athenian fleet under Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus was fighting the Spartan fleet of Mindarus when Alcibiades arrived with reinforcements and turned the battle into a clear Athenian victory. Troops of the Persian satrap Pharnabazus saved many Spartan ships on the shore.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Abydos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-abydos
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