Battle of Sybota

Battle of Sybota
	Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date	433 BCE
Location	Off Corcyra
Result	Stalemate. Both Corinth and Corcyra claim victory.
Belligerents
Corcyra,; Athens	Corinth
Commanders and leaders
Miciades,; Aisimides,; Eurybatus,; Lacedaimonius,; Diotimus,; Proteas	Xenoclides
Strength
110 Corcyraean ships,; 10 Athenian ships	150 ships
Casualties and losses
70 ships destroyed,; 1000+ captured,; many killed	30 ships destroyed,; many killed

The Battle of Sybota (Ancient Greek: Σύβοτα) took place in 433 BC between Corcyra (modern Corfu) and Corinth. It was one of the immediate catalysts for the Peloponnesian War.

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