Battle of Notium

Battle of Notium
Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date406 BC
Location
Near Ephesus and Notium
(modern-day İzmir, Turkey)
37°59′34″N 26°50′51″E / 37.99278°N 26.84750°E / 37.99278; 26.84750
Result Spartan victory
Belligerents
Sparta Athens
Commanders and leaders
Lysander Antiochus
Strength
90 ships 80 ships
Casualties and losses
No Casualties

22 ships

(15 captured, 7 sunk)
Battle of Notium is located in Greece
Battle of Notium
Location of the Battle of Notium.

The Battle of Notium (or Battle of Ephesus) in 406 BC was a Spartan naval victory in the Peloponnesian War. Prior to the battle, the Athenian commander, Alcibiades, left his helmsman, Antiochus, in command of the Athenian fleet, which was blockading the Spartan fleet in Ephesus. In violation of his orders, Antiochus attempted to draw the Spartans into battle by tempting them with a small decoy force. His strategy backfired, and the Spartans under Lysander scored a small but symbolically significant victory over the Athenian fleet. This victory resulted in the downfall of Alcibiades, and established Lysander as a commander who could defeat the Athenians at sea.