Lysander

Military Person

– 1969

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Who was Lysander?

Lysander was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC. The following year, he was able to force the Athenians to capitulate, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end; he organized the dominion of Sparta over Greece in the last decade of his life.

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Also known as
  • LĂ˝sandros
Died
Dec 31, 1969

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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