Brasidas

Brasidas
Brasidas during an assault, as illustrated by Walter Crane.
Native name
Βρασίδας
Died422 BC
Amphipolis
Buried
Amphipolis
AllegianceSparta
RankGeneral
Battles / warsPeloponnesian War
RelationsArgileonis (mother)

Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας, died 422 BC) was the most distinguished Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War.[1] He died during the Second Battle of Amphipolis while winning one of his most spectacular victories.

Silver ossuary and gold crown of Brasidas in the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis.
  1. ^ Smith, Sir William; Blakeney, E. H.; Warrington, John (1958). Smaller Classical Dictionary. New York: Dutton. p. 61. ISBN 0-525-47012-3.