Spartan naval commander, socially looked down upon as a half-citizen but promoted under Persian pressure and credited with winning the war.
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Lysander
Spartan naval commander, socially looked down upon as a half-citizen but promoted under Persian pressure and credited with winning the war.
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Lysander wins the war after Persia pressures Sparta to promote him despite his half-citizen status.
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"...not winning the war. And then there was a Spartan commander Lysander and he was really the only Spartan who knew how to win..."
"He laid siege to Athens in 404 BCE and then Athens had no choice but to surrender because they were out of food. Okay?..."
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Greek history begins with geography, but it ends here as a theory of abundance, blocked status, and pointless war: when the line stops moving, the young do not overthrow the old order directly.
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