Battle of Aegospotami

Battle of Aegospotami
	Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date	405 BC
Location	Aegospotami, Hellespont; (present-day Çanakkale Province, Turkey)40°15′N 26°33′E / 40.250°N 26.550°E
Result	Decisive Spartan victory; Athens is besieged and surrenders; End of the Peloponnesian War;
Belligerents
Sparta; Corinth; Peloponnesian League;	Athens; Delian League;
Commanders and leaders
Lysander; Aracus; Cleomedes of Samos	Conon; Philocles; Adeimantus
Strength
170 ships	180 ships 36,000 men
Casualties and losses
Minimal	160 ships,; 3,000 sailors executed
	Location of the Battle of Aegospotami

The Battle of Aegospotami (Greek: Μάχη στους Αιγός Ποταμούς) was a naval confrontation that took place in 405 BC and was the last major battle of the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, a Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian navy. This effectively ended the war, since Athens could not import grain or communicate with its empire without control of the sea.