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Lysander
Sign in to saveLysander (; ; 454 BC – 395 BC) was a Spartan commander and statesman who was one of the leading military and political leaders of Sparta during the Peloponnesian Wars. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian Wars to an end. He then played a key role in Sparta's domination of Greece for the next decade until his death at the Battle of Haliartus.
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Lysander was a male politician and military personnel from Sparta, where he held citizenship. Born in 401 BCE, he served as a strategos and navarch, holding the rank of admiral. His allegiance was to Sparta, and he spoke Ancient Greek. He participated in the Peloponnesian War, as well as the Battle of Aegospotami, the Battle of Notium, and the Battle of Haliartus. He died in 395 BCE at Haliartos.
Lysander received the award of apotheosis. He is described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Parallel Lives, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Note: The provided facts include data for Lysander Spooner (1808–1887) and a musician named Lysander. These are distinct entities and are excluded from this passage about the Spartan historical figure.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19 January 1808
- Died
- 14 May 1887
- Works
- 67
Top works
- Revolution, the only remedy for the oppressed classes of Ireland, England, and other parts of the British Empire
- A letter to scientists and inventors, on the science of justice, and their right of perpetual, etc
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- The unconstitutionality of slavery
- The unconstitutionality of the laws of Congress, prohibiting private mails
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 77,657
- Total plays
- 997,914
Tags
Lysander = Riad Azar-Drums. Alex Drivanos-Guitar + Piano, Will Douglas-Guitar Lysander is comprised of both former founders of Argopelter (Will and Alex). They recorded 5ish songs, 3 of which still exist solely on the ipods/tunes of Will and Alex. Argopelter recorded 6-7 songs with drummer Andrey Igdalov. These songs songs can be found in a few places...some people have copies of the cd, or whatever.. http://www.lysander.tv/ <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lysander">Read more on Last.fm
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Quotes
- “᾿Απομνημονεύεται δὲ ὑπὸ ᾿Ανδροκλείδου λόγος πολλήν τινα κατηγορῶν τοῦ Λυσάνδρου περὶ τοὺς ὅρκους εὐχέρειαν. ἐκέλευε γάρ, ὥς φησι, τοὺς μὲν παῖδας ἀστραγάλοις, τοὺς δὲ ἄνδρας ὅρκοις ἐξαπατᾶν, ἀπομιμούμενος Πολυκράτη τὸν Σάμιον, οὐκ ὀρθῶς τύραννον στρατηγός, οὐδὲ Λακωνικὸν τὸ χρῆσθαι τοῖς θεοῖς ὥσπερ τοῖς πολεμίοις, μᾶλλον δὲ ὑβριστικώτερον. ὁ γὰρ ὅρκῳ παρα-κρουόμενος τὸν μὲν ἐχθρὸν ὁμολογεῖ δεδιέναι, τοῦ δὲ θεοῦ καταφρονεῖν.”
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Key facts
- Military person.native_name
- Λύσανδρος
- Military person.image
- Lysander outside the walls of Athens 19th century lithograph.jpg
- Military person.caption
- Lysander outside the walls of Athens, ordering their destruction. 19th century lithograph.
- Military person.image_size
- 300
- Military person.death_date
- 395 BC (aged 59)
- Military person.death_place
- Haliartus
- Military person.allegiance
- Sparta
- Military person.rank
- Navarch
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Admiral
- Vice-admiral
- Command in Athens
- Resistance by Athens
- Final years
- Death
- Legacy
- Commemoration
- Sayings attributed to Lysander
- Sources
- References
- External links
Lysander (; ; 454 BC – 395 BC) was a Spartan commander and statesman who was one of the leading military and political leaders of Sparta during the Peloponnesian Wars. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian Wars to an end. He then played a key role in Sparta's domination of Greece for the next decade until his death at the Battle of Haliartus.
Lysander's vision for Sparta differed from most Spartans; he wanted to overthrow the Athenian Empire and replace it with Spartan hegemony.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lysander” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.