Battle of Gythium

The siege of Gythium was fought in 195 BC between Sparta and the coalition of Rome, Rhodes, the Achaean League, and Pergamum. As the port of Gythium was an important Spartan base, the allies decided to capture it before they advanced inland to Sparta. The Romans and the Achaeans were joined outside the city by the Pergamese and Rhodian fleets. The Spartans held out, but one of the joint commanders, Dexagoridas, decided to surrender the city to the Roman legate. When Gorgopas, the other commander, found out, he killed Dexagoridas and took sole command of the city. After Dexagoridas' murder, the Spartans held out more vigorously. However, Titus Quinctius Flamininus of the allied forces arrived with 4,000 more men and the Spartans decided to surrender the city on the condition that the garrison could leave unharmed. The result of this siege forced Nabis, the tyrant of Sparta, to abandon the surrounding land and withdraw to the city of Sparta. Later that year, Sparta capitulated to the allies.

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-800 Battle of Helos

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1770 Battle of Vromopigada

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1770 Ottoman invasion of Mani

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1780 Siege of Kastania

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1803 Ottoman invasion of Mani

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1807 Ottoman invasion of Mani

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1815 Ottoman invasion of Mani

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1826 Battle of Diros

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1826 Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani

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-194 War against Nabis

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	194	Battle of Gythium	Roman Republic, Sparta, Macedonia, battle, Achaean League, Rhodes, Kingdom of Pergamon	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	800	Battle of Helos	Sparta, battle, Argos, Helos	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1770	Battle of Vromopigada	battle, Ottoman Empire, Maniots	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1770	Ottoman invasion of Mani	Ottoman Empire, invasion, Maniots	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Siege of Kastania	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1803	Ottoman invasion of Mani	Ottoman Empire, invasion, Maniots	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Ottoman invasion of Mani	Ottoman Empire, invasion, Maniots	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1815	Ottoman invasion of Mani	Ottoman Empire, invasion, Maniots	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Battle of Diros	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani	Ottoman Empire, invasion, Egypt Eyalet, First Hellenic Republic	Wikidata
event	war	194	War against Nabis	war, Sparta, Pergamon, Rhodes, Macedonia, Achaean League, Aetolian League, Ancient Rome, Argos	Wikidata
site	castle		Kelefa Castle	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Passavas Castle	destroyed building or structure, fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Kavallierakis-Fokas	fort	Wikidata

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