The Battle of Eretria took place in September411 BC between Sparta and Athens. This naval battle occurred off the coast of Euboea. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 416 BC 415 BC 414 BC 413 BC 412 BC - 411 BC - 410 BC 409 BC 408... Sparta (Doric: , Attic: ) is a city in southern Greece. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, AthÃna IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: ΕÏβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ...
During the spring of 411 BC, the Eretrians drove the Athenians out of Oropos with the help of the Boetians. This city was a strategic point for Athens because it allowed them to control all of Euboea. Moreover all the commercial traffic was made through the city. The Eretrians would hope that Sparta would help them to end the Athenian rule on Euboea. This is an article about the Greek city of Eretria. ... Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ...
The Battle
By the end of the summer 411 BC, a large Spartan fleet sailed towards Euboea. The Athenians tried to prevent the Euboeans to switch sides by sending a squadron to Eretria. However, the Eretrians supported the Spartans. While the Athenians were in the harbour of Eretria in order to supply themselves, the Eretrians informed the Spartan admiral Agesandridas by a signal fire that it was an appropriate time to attack. The Athenians hurriedly embarked but were defeated during the naval battle which followed. The Athenians who tried to refugee in Eretria were killed by the town's inhabitants. Only those who decided to go to the Athenian fort in Eretria (which was likely on the Pezonisi Peninsula) survived. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ...
Aftermath
Following the battle, almost all of Euboea switched side. Then there was a huge debate as to whether the Athenians would take them back, ending up in a massacre of Eretria.
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