Lysander

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Lysander was a prominent Spartan naval commander whose leadership was crucial in securing Sparta’s victory over Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan general
ancient Greek person
naval commander
allegiance Sparta
associatedWith Achaemenid Empire
surface form: "Achaemenid Persia"

Sparta
surface form: "Spartan Empire"
birthPlace Sparta
citizenship Sparta
commanded Peloponnesian War naval forces of Sparta
Spartan navy
surface form: "Spartan fleet"

Spartan navy
conflict Peloponnesian War
country Sparta
culture Dorian Greek
deathCause killed in battle
diedIn Battle of Haliartus
Boeotia
era Classical Greece
gender male
helpedCause fall of the Athenian Empire
surrender of Athens in 404 BC
historicalSource Plutarch
Xenophon
implemented oligarchic regimes in defeated cities
the Thirty Tyrants
surface form: "the Thirty Tyrants in Athens"
influenced Spartan hegemony in Greece
language Ancient Greek
militaryRank general
naval commander
notableFor command of the Spartan fleet
defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War
role in the Spartan victory over Athens
occupation military leader
politician
opponent Athens
participatedIn Battle of Aegospotami
Peloponnesian War
politicalAlignment oligarchic
religion ancient Greek religion
resultedIn Spartan victory over Athens
sideInConflict Spartan side in the Peloponnesian War
strategicRole blockade and starvation of Athens
naval strategy against Athens
subjectOf Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
surface form: "Plutarch’s Life of Lysander"
timePeriod 4th century BC
5th century BC
usedSupportFrom Cyrus the Younger
surface form: "Persian satrap Cyrus the Younger"
wonBattle Battle of Aegospotami

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