Brasidas
Sign in to saveBrasidas (, died 422 BC) 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. thumb|Silver ossuary and gold crown of Brasidas in the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis.
Person
- Born
- 0500-01-01
- Died
- 0426-00-00
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Key facts
- Military person.name
- Brasidas
- Military person.image
- File:He became a target for every arrow (cropped).jpg
- Military person.caption
- Brasidas during an assault, as illustrated by Walter Crane.
- Military person.native_name
- Βρασίδας
- Military person.birth_date
- Unknown
- Military person.death_date
- 422 BC
- Military person.death_place
- Amphipolis
- Military person.placeofburial
- Amphipolis
- Military person.allegiance
- Sparta
- Military person.rank
- General
- Military person.battles
- Peloponnesian War Battle of Naupactus Battle of Pylos Battle of Lyncestis Battle of Megara Battle of Amphipolis
- Military person.relations
- Argileonis (mother)
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 500 BCE
- Died
- 426 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Place of birth
- Sparta
- Place of death
- Amphipolis
- Mother
- Argileonis
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Peloponnesian War
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Brasidas (, died 422 BC) 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. thumb|Silver ossuary and gold crown of Brasidas in the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis.
==Biography== Brasidas was the son of Tellis (Τέλλις) and Argileonis, and won his first laurels by leading the relief of Methone, which was besieged by the Athenians (431 BC). During the following year he seems to have been eponymous ephor, and in 429 BC he was sent out as one of the three commissioners to advise the admiral Cnemus. As trierarch he distinguished himself in the assault on the Athenian position at the Battle of Pylos, during which he was severely wounded.