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Sphacteria
Sphacteria ( - 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 The shipwreck of the Irenes Serenade took place near the island in 1980.
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Sphacteria ( - 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 The shipwreck of the Irenes Serenade took place near the island in 1980.
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