Definitions for aegospotami
ˌi gəsˈpɒt əˌmaɪaegospota·mi

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1. Aegospotami, Aegospotamosnoun

   a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War

2. Aegospotami, Aegospotamosnoun

   a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC)

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1. Aegospotami

   Aegospotami (Ancient Greek: Αἰγὸς Ποταμοί, Aigos Potamoi) or Aegospotamos (i.e. Goat Streams) is the ancient Greek name for a small river issuing into the Hellespont (Modern Turkish Çanakkale Boğazı), northeast of Sestos.At its mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC in which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War. The ancient Greek township of the same 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.According to ancient sources including Pliny the Elder and Aristotle, in 467 BC a large meteorite landed near Aegospotami. It was described as brown in colour and the size of a wagon load. A comet, tentatively identified as Halley's Comet, was reported at the time the meteorite landed. This is possibly the first European record of Halley's comet.Aegospotami is located on the Dardanelles, northeast of the modern Turkish town of Sütlüce, Gelibolu.

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1. aegospotami

   Aegospotami is an ancient site in Eastern Thrace on the Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles), where a significant naval battle took place in 405 BC during the Peloponnesian War. The Battle of Aegospotami was a final and critical victory for Sparta over Athens, marking the end of the war. The term is often used in a historical context related to the discussion of this event.

2. aegospotami

   Aegospotami is a historic location in ancient Greece, known for the naval battle that took place there in 405 BC during the Peloponnesian War. The battle resulted in the defeat of the Athenians by the Spartans, effectively ending the war. It is also a small river located in the Thracian Chersonese (now Gallipoli Peninsula in modern Turkey).

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1. Aegospotami

   Aegospotami or Aegospotamos is the ancient Greek name for a small river issuing into the Hellespont, northeast of Sestos. At its mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BCE by which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War. The ancient Greek 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. According to Pliny the Elder, in 467 BCE a large meteorite landed near Aegospotami. He described it as brown in colour and the size of a wagon load; it was a local landmark for more than 500 years. This meteorite is believed to have been dislodged from a near-Earth orbit by the passing Halley's Comet. Aegospotami is located on the Dardanelles, northeast of the modern Turkish town of Sütlüce, Dardanelles.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aegospotami in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of aegospotami in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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