Sphacteria
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| Native name: Σφακτηρία | |
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Sphacteria from Pylos
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Greece
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| Region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
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| Population | 0 (as of 2011) |
| Density | 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi) |
Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria, in 19th century context also Sphagia)[1] is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles:
- the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian war.[2]
- the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
- the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence
References
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- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 12.61-63
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