Mindarus

Mindarus () was a Spartan navarch who commanded the Peloponnesian fleet in 411 and 410 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. After successfully shifting the focus of the war to the Hellespont, he suffered a series of defeats. In the third and final defeat, he was killed, and the entire Peloponnesian fleet was either captured or destroyed.

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It sits within the topics 410 BC deaths, 5th-century BC Spartans and Ancient Spartan generals.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Sparta
Place of death: Cyzicus
Occupation: military personnel

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date of death: 0410-01-01
date of birth: 0500-01-01
time period: classical antiquity
significant place: Sparta

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Relocation and early battles
Cyzicus
Notes
References

==Relocation and early battles== Main articles: Battle of Cynossema, Battle of Abydos Mindarus first took command of the fleet at Miletus, where the satrap Tissaphernes had promised the Spartans they would be joined by the sizeable Phoenician fleet under his command. After several months of waiting, Mindarus realized that no such fleet would be forthcoming, and made the strategic decision to relocate his fleet to the Hellespont, where the satrap Pharnabazus had promised him greater support than he was receiving from Tissaphernes.

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