| NOUN | object | Aegospotami, Aegospotamos | a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | Aegospotami, Aegospotamos | a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey) |
| Meaning | A creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Aegospotamos | |
| Instance of | brook, creek | A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) |
| Part of | Turkey, Republic of Turkey | A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans |
| Meaning | A river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Aegospotamos | |
| Instance of | naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
| Part of | Peloponnesian War | A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta |
| Catalan | Aegospotami, Aegospotamos | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots