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αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)
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[[Sphacteria]] (Greek: [[Σφακτηρία]] - Sfaktiria) also known as [[Sphagia]] ([[Σφαγία]]) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of [[Pylos]] in the [[Peloponnese]], Greece. It was the site of three battles: | [[Sphacteria]] (Greek: [[Σφακτηρία]] - Sfaktiria) also known as [[Sphagia]] ([[Σφαγία]]) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of [[Pylos]] in the [[Peloponnese]], Greece. It was the site of three battles: | ||
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Wikipedia EN
Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria) also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles:
- the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian war.
- the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
- the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Σφαγία: ἡ Plat. = Σφακτηρία.
