Brasidas

Brasidas
Brasidas
	Brasidas during an assault, as illustrated by Walter Crane.
Native name	Βρασίδας
Died	422 BC; Amphipolis
Buried	Amphipolis
Allegiance	Sparta
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Peloponnesian War Battle of Naupactus; Battle of Pylos; Battle of Lyncestis; Battle of Megara; Battle of Amphipolis †;
Relations	Argileonis (mother)

Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας, died 422 BC) was the most distinguished Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War.^[1] He died during the Second Battle of Amphipolis while winning one of his most spectacular victories.

^ Smith, Sir William; Blakeney, E. H.; Warrington, John (1958). Smaller Classical Dictionary. New York: Dutton. p. 61. ISBN 0-525-47012-3.

[:0-1] Smith, Sir William; Blakeney, E. H.; Warrington, John (1958). Smaller Classical Dictionary. New York: Dutton. p. 61. ISBN 0-525-47012-3.

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