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Phormio
Phormio was an Athenian admiral of the 5th century BCE. Early in the Peloponnesian War he commanded a squadron based at Naupactus and in 429 BCE won two notable naval victories over larger Peloponnesian fleets in the Gulf of Corinth. He also campaigned in Acarnania, whose people became allies of Athens.
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