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Brasidas

5th century BC Spartan general · Died 422 BC

Brasidas was a Spartan general and statesman and is considered to be the most distinguished Spartan commander of the first decade of the Peloponnesian War. He died during the Second Battle of Amphipolis while winning one of his most spectacular victories.

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422 BCDied431 BCIn historyPeloponnesian War beginsWith Pericles 3 more431 BCCommander500 BCBorn

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Died 422 BC