The Battle of Aegospotami 405 B.C.: Lysander and Sparta's Decisive Victory That Ended the Peloponnesian War (Epic Battles of Ancient History, #14)

At Aegospotami, one surprise ended a generation of war.

In 405 B.C., after nearly three decades of struggle, Athens still possessed the fleet that had sustained its empire and prolonged the Peloponnesian War. Sparta, under the command of Lysander, needed one decisive victory to break Athenian power forever. On the shores of the Hellespont, discipline, patience, and timing would decide the fate of Greece.

This book examines the Battle of Aegospotami not simply as a naval defeat, but as the dec...