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The Battle of Aigospotamoi: Sparta's Naval Trap
In 405 BCE, the Peloponnesian War hung in the balance. Athens had rebuilt its fleet after the disaster in Sicily, and the sea routes to the Black Sea grain were its lifeline. Sparta's new admiral, Lysander, saw that the only way to win was to stop fighting on land and meet Athens on the water. This episode unpacks the strategy behind the Battle of Aigospotamoi: the deadly cat-and-mouse along the Hellespont, the Athenian commanders who ignored the warning, the desertion that left the fleet beached, and the capture of almost 170 triremes. We also trace the war's brutal final act — the…
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