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Topic: Sphacteria, Battle of
Location: Apahida Cluj Romania

Sphacteria, Battle of

Years: 425BCE - 425BCE

The Battle of Sphacteria is a land battle of the Peloponnesian War, fought in 425 BCE between Athens and Sparta.

Following the Battle of Pylos and subsequent peace negotiations, which fail, a number of Spartans are stranded on the island of Sphacteria.

An Athenian force under Cleon and Demosthenes attacks and forces them to surrender.

"In fact, if we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex."

― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication... (1792)