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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]]n 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]].