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The Battle of Cephalonia was a naval battle fought between the Byzantine and Aghlabid fleets near Cephalonia, off the western coast of Greece. The battle was a major Byzantine victory, and one of the rare naval battles that took place during the night in the Middle Ages.

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  • Η Ναυμαχία της Κεφαλονιάς συνέβη το έτος 880, όταν 45 πλοία υπό τον βυζαντινό ναύαρχο Νάσαρ, συριακής καταγωγής, καταναυμάχησαν τον αραβικό στόλο του Αγλαβίδη Ιμπραήμ Β' που επέδραμε στη Ζάκυνθο και την Κεφαλονιά. Ο Νάσαρ, όντας νεοδιορισθείς ως δρουγγάριος του στόλου, ξεκινώντας από την Κωνσταντινούπολη αντιμετώπισε στάση των πληρωμάντων του στη Μεθώνη, αλλά την κατέστειλε και επεχείρησε αιφνιδιαστική και ριψοκίνδυνη νυχτερινή επίθεση κατά των Αράβων, καταστρέφοντας όλο τον στόλο τους. Στη συνέχεια ο Νάσαρ κινήθηκε στη Σικελία, πετυχαίνοντας και εκεί κάποιες νίκες. (el)
  • The Battle of Cephalonia was a naval battle fought between the Byzantine and Aghlabid fleets near Cephalonia, off the western coast of Greece. The battle was a major Byzantine victory, and one of the rare naval battles that took place during the night in the Middle Ages. In 880, a fleet from the Aghlabid emirate of Ifriqiya sailed against the Byzantine Empire and raided the western coasts of Greece. John Skylitzes reports that it numbered sixty "exceedingly large" ships, and that it raided the Ionian Islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia. When news of this raid reached the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, a fleet was dispatched to confront them, headed by the newly appointed droungarios of the Imperial Fleet, Nasar. Thanks to favourable wind, the fleet soon reached the port of Methone on the southern tip of Greece, but there was forced to halt, as many of the fleet's oarsmen had deserted in small groups out of fear of the impending battle. Nasar was therefore forced to tarry at Methone, where he brought his fleet back up to strength from the local troops of the theme of the Peloponnese. In the meantime, Nasar informed Emperor Basil I of the events, and Basil was quickly able to capture the deserters. In order to restore discipline among the rest of the fleet, the Emperor then selected 30 Saracen prisoners of war, had their features obscured by soot, and had them publicly flogged in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, before sending them away, ostensibly to be executed at Methone. The Aghlabid fleet had also learned of the Byzantine fleet's reluctance to engage them, and had grown overconfident. The crews left their ships and pillaged the coasts heedlessly, so that when Nasar arrived with his fleet, they were caught unawares and were annihilated in a night attack. According to the report of Skylitzes, many perished on board their ships when they were set on fire. As the historians and Elizabeth Jeffreys write, Nasar's decision to attack at night was an "extremely bold" one, as darkness "made tactical manoeuvring impossible and outcomes unpredictable". Consequently, night battles at sea were very rare. Following his victory, Nasar sailed to southern Italy to assist the army operating there under generals and Leo Apostyppes. There he raided Sicily and scored another great victory over an Aghlabid fleet at the Battle of Stelai before returning to Constantinople. (en)
  • La bataille de Céphalonie est une confrontation navale entre l'Empire byzantin et les Aghlabides près de Céphalonie, au large de la côte occidentale de la Grèce. Elle débouche sur une importante victoire de l'Empire byzantin et constitue l'un des rares exemples de bataille navale du Moyen Âge s'étant déroulée de nuit. (fr)
  • A batalha de Cefalônia foi uma batalha naval travada entre as frotas bizantina e aglábida perto da costa oeste da Grécia. A batalha foi uma grande vitória bizantina e uma das raras batalhas navais ocorridas à noite na Idade Média. (pt)
  • 凯法利尼亚战役是拜占庭帝国与阿格拉布王朝舰队在希腊西海岸的凯法利尼亚进行的海战,这场战役是拜占庭获得的一次重大胜利,也是中世纪罕见的夜间海战之一。 880年,一支来自伊夫起亚的阿格拉布王朝的舰队闯入拜占庭帝国海域并袭击了希腊的西海岸,11世纪的希腊历史学家(John Skylitzes)记载其由60艘“极其巨大”的舰船组成,袭击了伊奥尼亚群岛的扎金索斯岛和凯法利尼亚岛。当这次突袭的消息传到拜占庭的首都君士坦丁堡后,一支由新任(Nasar)领导的舰队被派遣前去迎战,由于顺风,舰队很快就到达了希腊南端的港,但由于不少舰船上的划桨手因惧怕即将发生的战斗而组成小队逃跑,使得舰队不得不停止前进。因此纳萨尔被迫在迈索尼停留,从伯罗奔尼撒军区前来支援的地方军队使他的舰队恢复了实力。与此同时,纳萨尔将此事件告知了拜占庭皇帝巴西尔一世(Basil I),后者迅速抓捕了这些逃兵。为了恢复舰队其余人员的纪律,巴西尔一世选取了30名萨拉森人战俘,用煤烟遮盖他们的容貌,并在君士坦丁堡竞技场公开鞭打他们,随后将他们送至迈索尼并假装将其处决。 阿格拉布王朝舰队得知拜占庭舰队不愿与他们交战后变得盲目自信。船员们离开他们的船只,毫无顾忌地对海岸区域进行抢劫,所以当纳萨尔的舰队抵达当地时,他们对此毫无准备,因此拜占庭人在夜间袭击中将其轻松歼灭了。根据约翰·斯凯利兹的记载,当他们的船被点燃后许多人死在了船上。历史学家(John Pryor)和(Elizabeth Jeffreys)写道,纳萨尔在夜间袭击的决定“非常大胆”,因为黑暗“使得战术操纵变得不可能,结果也不可预测”。因此,海上的夜战非常罕见。在获得此次胜利后,纳萨尔的舰队驶往南意大利去支援在(Prokopios)和(Leo Apostyppes)领导下作战的军队。在当地,他袭击了西西里,并在随后发生的斯特莱战役中再次击败阿格拉布王朝的舰队,随后回到了君士坦丁堡。 (zh)
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  • Η Ναυμαχία της Κεφαλονιάς συνέβη το έτος 880, όταν 45 πλοία υπό τον βυζαντινό ναύαρχο Νάσαρ, συριακής καταγωγής, καταναυμάχησαν τον αραβικό στόλο του Αγλαβίδη Ιμπραήμ Β' που επέδραμε στη Ζάκυνθο και την Κεφαλονιά. Ο Νάσαρ, όντας νεοδιορισθείς ως δρουγγάριος του στόλου, ξεκινώντας από την Κωνσταντινούπολη αντιμετώπισε στάση των πληρωμάντων του στη Μεθώνη, αλλά την κατέστειλε και επεχείρησε αιφνιδιαστική και ριψοκίνδυνη νυχτερινή επίθεση κατά των Αράβων, καταστρέφοντας όλο τον στόλο τους. Στη συνέχεια ο Νάσαρ κινήθηκε στη Σικελία, πετυχαίνοντας και εκεί κάποιες νίκες. (el)
  • La bataille de Céphalonie est une confrontation navale entre l'Empire byzantin et les Aghlabides près de Céphalonie, au large de la côte occidentale de la Grèce. Elle débouche sur une importante victoire de l'Empire byzantin et constitue l'un des rares exemples de bataille navale du Moyen Âge s'étant déroulée de nuit. (fr)
  • A batalha de Cefalônia foi uma batalha naval travada entre as frotas bizantina e aglábida perto da costa oeste da Grécia. A batalha foi uma grande vitória bizantina e uma das raras batalhas navais ocorridas à noite na Idade Média. (pt)
  • The Battle of Cephalonia was a naval battle fought between the Byzantine and Aghlabid fleets near Cephalonia, off the western coast of Greece. The battle was a major Byzantine victory, and one of the rare naval battles that took place during the night in the Middle Ages. (en)
  • 凯法利尼亚战役是拜占庭帝国与阿格拉布王朝舰队在希腊西海岸的凯法利尼亚进行的海战,这场战役是拜占庭获得的一次重大胜利,也是中世纪罕见的夜间海战之一。 880年,一支来自伊夫起亚的阿格拉布王朝的舰队闯入拜占庭帝国海域并袭击了希腊的西海岸,11世纪的希腊历史学家(John Skylitzes)记载其由60艘“极其巨大”的舰船组成,袭击了伊奥尼亚群岛的扎金索斯岛和凯法利尼亚岛。当这次突袭的消息传到拜占庭的首都君士坦丁堡后,一支由新任(Nasar)领导的舰队被派遣前去迎战,由于顺风,舰队很快就到达了希腊南端的港,但由于不少舰船上的划桨手因惧怕即将发生的战斗而组成小队逃跑,使得舰队不得不停止前进。因此纳萨尔被迫在迈索尼停留,从伯罗奔尼撒军区前来支援的地方军队使他的舰队恢复了实力。与此同时,纳萨尔将此事件告知了拜占庭皇帝巴西尔一世(Basil I),后者迅速抓捕了这些逃兵。为了恢复舰队其余人员的纪律,巴西尔一世选取了30名萨拉森人战俘,用煤烟遮盖他们的容貌,并在君士坦丁堡竞技场公开鞭打他们,随后将他们送至迈索尼并假装将其处决。 (zh)
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  • Batalha de Cefalônia (pt)
  • 凯法利尼亚战役 (zh)
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