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.
Statements (48)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.