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The '''Battle of Sphacteria''' in 425 B.C. was part of the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] between the [[Greek]] [[city states]] of [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] and was pretty much a foregone conclusion after the Athenians won the [[Battle of Pylos]] and isolated the Spartan forces without supply.  [[Cleon]] brought reinforcement for [[Demosthenes]] and the two generals overwhelmed the Spartans taking 292 prisoners.  It was almost unheard of for Spartans to surrender, and the Spartans sued for peace.  Cleon, in a move that can be judged more clearly in retrospect, foolishly refused.

The '''Battle of Sphacteria''' in 425 B.C. was part of the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] between the [[Greek]] [[city states]] of [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] and was pretty much a foregone conclusion after the Athenians won the [[Battle of Pylos]] and isolated the Spartan forces without supply.  Cleon brought reinforcement for [[Demosthenes]] and the two generals overwhelmed the Spartans taking 292 prisoners.  It was almost unheard of for Spartans to surrender, and the Spartans sued for peace.  Cleon, in a move that can be judged more clearly in retrospect, foolishly refused.

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