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'''Brasidas'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brasidas Britannica | Brasidas]</ref> (died 422 BC in [[Amphipolis]], [[Macedonia]]) was an ancient [[Sparta|Spartan]] general who was very successful throughout his career, and son of a man named Tellis.<ref>Thucydides, ''The Peloponnesian War''. Book 2, Chapter 25</ref> Our main source for the life of Brasidas comes from the ancient historian [[Thucydides]] in his work ''The History of the Peloponnesian War''. Accordingly, the reason why Thucydides switched from being a general himself to becoming a historian is because of his defeat to Brasidas, as he was unable to reach Amphipolis fast enough to save it from the invasion of Brasidas, and was therefore exiled and lost his position as a general. Brasidas inspired a number of [[Athens|Athenian]] cities to revolt against the ancient Athenians. The greatest successes of Brasidas on the battlefield is considered to be his capture of [[Amphipolis]].

'''Brasidas'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brasidas Britannica | Brasidas]</ref> (died 422 BC in [[Amphipolis]], [[Macedonia]]) was an ancient [[Sparta|Spartan]] general who was very successful throughout his career, and son of a man named Tellis.<ref>Thucydides, ''The Peloponnesian War''. Book 2, Chapter 25</ref> Our main source for the life of Brasidas comes from the ancient historian [[Thucydides]] in his work ''The History of the Peloponnesian War''. Accordingly, the reason why Thucydides switched from being a general himself to becoming a historian is because of his defeat to Brasidas, as he was unable to reach Amphipolis fast enough to save it from the invasion of Brasidas, and was therefore exiled and lost his position as a general. Brasidas inspired a number of [[Athens|Athenian]] cities to revolt against the ancient Athenians. The greatest successes of Brasidas on the battlefield is considered to be his capture of [[Amphipolis]].

== Early History ==

== History ==

For the ancient general Brasidas, no history is known about this man presiding 431 BC, where he suddenly appears in the historical record as a general of Sparta defending his lands from the Athenians. The first events mentioned of the life of Brasidas are mentioned as the Athenians were invading [[Methone]]. The Athenians took with them a hundred ships, backed up by another squadrion of fifty ships from the region of Corcyraean. The Athenians noticed a weak wall at Methone, and thus planned to invade the city from there. However, the general Brasidas happened to be there at the time, and therefore quickly gathered a heavy infantry of a hundred men to assist the city of Methone as it was being sieged. The forces of Brasidas quickly plunged through the lines of the Athenians, scattering them across the battlefield, and eventually forcing them to withdraw. Because of the great deeds of Brasidas at Methone, we are told by Thucydides that he "won the thanks of Sparta by his exploit, being thus the first officer who obtained this notice during the war."<ref>see ref 2</ref>

For the ancient general Brasidas, no history is known about this man presiding 431 BC, where he suddenly appears in the historical record as a general of Sparta defending his lands from the Athenians. The first events mentioned of the life of Brasidas are mentioned as the Athenians were invading [[Methone]]. The Athenians took with them a hundred ships, backed up by another squadrion of fifty ships from the region of Corcyraean. The Athenians noticed a weak wall at Methone, and thus planned to invade the city from there. However, the general Brasidas happened to be there at the time, and therefore quickly gathered a heavy infantry of a hundred men to assist the city of Methone as it was being sieged. The forces of Brasidas quickly plunged through the lines of the Athenians, scattering them across the battlefield, and eventually forcing them to withdraw. Because of the great deeds of Brasidas at Methone, we are told by Thucydides that he "won the thanks of Sparta by his exploit, being thus the first officer who obtained this notice during the war."<ref>see ref 2</ref>