Sphacteria Explained

Sphacteria
Native Name:	Σφακτηρία
Native Name Lang:	el
Coordinates:	36.9301°N 21.6657°W
Area Km2:	3.2
Country:	Greece
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Region
Country Admin Divisions:	Peloponnese
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:	Regional unit
Country Admin Divisions 1:	Messenia
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:	Municipality
Population:	0
Population As Of:	2011
Density Km2:	0

Sphacteria (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria)^[1] also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία)^[2] 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.^[3]
• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Purdy, John. The new sailing directions for the Mediterranean sea, the Adriatic sea ... . 1826 . R.H. Laurie. London. 213.
2. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.4.2 Strabo, Geography, 8.4.2
3. Web site: Diodorus Siculus, 12.61-63 . 2020-03-26 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202628/http://www.livius.org/pb-pem/peloponnesian_war/war_t02.html . dead .