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Siege of Syracuse: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date September 413 BCE
Location Italy • Sicily • Syracuse
Participants Athens • Sparta
Context Peloponnesian War • Sicilian Expedition

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Naval engagement during the Siege of Syracuse
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Naval engagement during the Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse
September 413 BCE
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Battle of Aegospotami
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