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406 BCE

406 BCE in world history: 3 events and 4 deaths. 334 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Event

    Battle of Arginusae

    The Battle of Arginusae was a naval battle of the Peloponnesian War, fought in 406 BCE near Canae in the Arginusae Islands, east of Lesbos, in which an Athenian fleet under eight strategoi defeated a Spartan fleet under Callicratidas.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Notium

    The Battle of Notium was a naval battle of 406 BCE near Notium, the port of Colophon, close to Ephesus, in the Peloponnesian War.

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In the profiles

  • EphesusLysander defeats the Athenian fleet at Notium, near Ephesus

Died in 406 BCE 4

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