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The Battle of Thermopylae (/ θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː / thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, romanized: Máchē tōn Thermopylōn; Persian: نبرد ترموپیل, romanized: Nbrd Trmwpeal) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I.
He was an early representative of the commercial class [1] in Athenian politics; which during the early Peloponnesian war was coming into prominence [1] – although he was an aristocrat himself. He strongly advocated for an offensive war strategy and is remembered for being ruthless [ 1 ] in carrying out his policies.
Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Ancient Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". [1]
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Alcibiades (/ ˌ æ l s ɪ ˈ b aɪ. ə d iː z / AL-sib-EYE-ə-deez; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης; c. 450 – 404 BC) was an Athenian statesman and general. The last of the Alcmaeonidae , he played a major role in the second half of the Peloponnesian War as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician, but subsequently fell ...
The Athenian army moved to capture Syracuse while the larger fleet of Athenian ships blocked the approach to the city from the sea. After some initial success, the Athenian troops became disorganized in the chaotic night operation and were thoroughly routed by Gylippus. The Athenian commanders Lamachus and Eurymedon were killed.
Lysander (/ l aɪ ˈ s æ n d ər, ˈ l aɪ ˌ s æ n d ər /; Ancient Greek: Λύσανδρος Lysandros; c. 454 BC – 395 BC) was a Spartan military and political leader. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end.
Themistocles (/ θ ə ˈ m ɪ s t ə k l iː z /; Ancient Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 – c. 459 BC) [1] [2] was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy.