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Brasidas: The Spartan General Who Outfoxed Athens
In the eighth year of the Peloponnesian War, a single Spartan general changed the course of the conflict by outmaneuvering Athens not in a pitched battle, but through speed, diplomacy, and a daring campaign in the north. Brasidas, an aggressive and charismatic commander, led a force of helots and mercenaries to the Thracian coast, where he captured the Athenian colony of Amphipolis in a single night. This episode follows his lightning march through Thessaly, his siege of Torone, and his fateful confrontation with the Athenian general Cleon at the Battle of Amphipolis in 422 BCE. We examine…
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