Brasidas

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Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.

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Label Occurrences
Brasidas canonical 9
Ephialtes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan general
ancient Greek person
military commander
alliance Sparta
citizenship Sparta
conflict Battle of Amphipolis
Battle of Pylos
Battle of Pylos
surface form: Battle of Sphacteria

campaign in Thrace
deathCause wounds in battle
deathDateApproximate 422 BCE
describedBySource Thucydides
diedIn Amphipolis
ethnicGroup Spartans
gender male
historicalRole key Spartan commander in early Peloponnesian War
knownFor Spartan land operations during the Peloponnesian War
bold military tactics
skillful campaigns in northern Greece
language Ancient Greek
legacy honored as a hero at Amphipolis
seen as a counterweight to Athenian leaders like Cleon
militaryBranch Spartan army
militaryRank general
notableAchievement capturing Amphipolis
encouraging revolts of Athenian allies
opponent Athens
Cleon
participatedIn Peloponnesian War
placeOfActivity Peloponnese
Northern Greece
surface form: northern Greece
reputation brave
charismatic leader
energetic
sideInConflict Peloponnesian League
strategicRegionOfOperations Chalcidice
Thrace
timePeriod 5th century BCE

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cimon opposedBy Brasidas
this entity surface form: Ephialtes
Archidamian War commandedBy Brasidas
Battle of Amphipolis casualty Brasidas
Amphipolis capturedBy Brasidas
Athenian politician and general Cleon enemyCommander Brasidas
subject surface form: Cleon