- Aegospotami
Aegospotami (Αἰγὸς Ποταμοί) or AegospotamosMish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. “Aegospotami.” "Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary". 9th ed. Springfield, MA:
Merriam-Webster Inc., 1985. ISBN 0-87779-508-8, ISBN 0-87779-509-6 (indexed), and ISBN 0-87779-510-X (deluxe).] (i.e. "Goat Streams") is a small river issuing into theHellespont , northeast ofSestos . At its mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 B.C. by whichLysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending thePeloponnesian War .Guralnik, David B., Editor in Chief. “Aegospotami.” "Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language". Second College Edition. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 1986. ISBN 0-671-41809-2 (indexed), ISBN 0-671-41807-6 (plain edge), ISBN 0-671-41811-4 (pbk.), and ISBN 0-671-47035-3 (LeatherKraft).]The township of that name, whose existence is attested by coins of the 5th and 4th centuries, and the river itself were located in ancient
Thrace in the Chersonese.Mish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. “Aegospotami.” "Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary". 9th ed. Springfield, MA:Merriam-Webster Inc., 1985. ISBN 0-87779-508-8, ISBN 0-87779-509-6 (indexed), and ISBN 0-87779-510-X (deluxe).]References
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