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The Battle of Aegospotami: Sparta's Naval Victory Ends the War — Fexingo History

The Battle of Aegospotami: Sparta's Naval Victory Ends the War — Fexingo History

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 In 405 BCE, the Peloponnesian War hung in the balance. Athens still ruled the seas, but Sparta had found a secret weapon: Lysander, an admiral who rebuilt the Spartan fleet with Persian gold. This episode follows the final act of the war — the catastrophic Battle of Aegospotami, where the Athenian navy was caught napping on a beach near the Hellespont. We delve into Lysander's cunning strategy, the betrayal of Athenian allies, and the devastating aftermath that saw Athens starved into surrender. We also explore the role of the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger, who funded Sparta's fleet, and the fateful decision by the Athenian general Conon to engage despite being outmaneuvered. The episode concludes with the dismantling of the Long Walls and the rise of Spartan hegemony — but not without asking: was Spartan victory merely a shift in tyrants?

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