Aegospotami
a river in ancient thrace, flowing into the h-llespont: near its mouth the athenian fleet was defeated by lysander, 405 b.c., in the last battle of the peloponnesian war.
historical examples
sparta had only sestos and abydos of all that she had won by the battle of aegospotami.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, slice 10 various
noun
a river of ancient thrace that flowed into the h-llespont. at its mouth the spartan fleet under lysander defeated the athenians in 405 bc, ending the peloponnesian war
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