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| − | The '''Battle of | + | The '''Battle of Cyzicus''' in 410 B.C. was part of the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] between the [[Greek]] [[city states]] of [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] and their allies. The Athenian commander [[Alcibiades]] won a decisive victory over the Peloponnesian fleet and a [[Persian]] army (who had allied with Sparta) in a combined land-sea operation in the Sea of Marmora. Sparts sued for peace after the battle based on the [[status quo]], but [[Cleophon]] the [[demagogue]] had just seized power in Athens and refused, much to the furture sorrow of the Athenians. |
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The Battle of Cyzicus in 410 B.C. was part of the Second Peloponnesian War between the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta and their allies. The Athenian commander Alcibiades won a decisive victory over the Peloponnesian fleet and a Persian army (who had allied with Sparta) in a combined land-sea operation in the Sea of Marmora. Sparts sued for peace after the battle based on the status quo, but Cleophon the demagogue had just seized power in Athens and refused, much to the furture sorrow of the Athenians.
Sources
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979