Following the largest single Athenian expedition in the Peloponnesian War, a final sea battle consisting of many triremes, took place in the Great Harbour at Syracuse in Sicily, part of the Greek Empire (Magna Graecia) in 413 BCe. The first impetus of the Athenian attack carried them through the Syracusan vessels guarding the boom across the harbour mouth. The Athenians began loosening the chained merchantmen, but other Syracusan warships appeared from all directions and the fighting spread throughout the harbour, from which Syracuse and Sparta Athens and its allies emerged victorious
Following the largest single Athenian expedition in the Peloponnesian War, the final sea battle consisting of many triremes, took place in the Great Harbour at Syracuse in Sicily, part of the Greek Empire (Magna Graecia) in 413 BCe. The first impetus of the Athenian attack carried them through the Syracusan vessels guarding the boom across the harbour mouth. The Athenians began loosening the chained merchantmen, but then other Syracusan warships joined in from all directions and the fighting became general throughout the harbour, leading to fierce fights across decks from which Syracuse and Sparta Athens and its allies eventually emerged victorious.
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Location: Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
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