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Battle of Syme

Overview

The Battle of Syme was a naval battle in 411 BC between Sparta and Athens, during the Peloponnesian War. It took place near the island of Syme in the south-eastern Aegean Sea.

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Significance

The Battle of Syme was a naval engagement fought near the island of Syme in the south-eastern Aegean Sea between Spartan and Athenian forces in 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. The available record does not preserve the outcome, the commanders involved, or the forces committed, leaving the battle's specific effect on the broader conflict unquantifiable from surviving sources.

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