Two Deaths at Amphipolis

This detailed look at the deadly confrontation between a Spartan commander and a ruthless Athenian general sheds new light on the Peloponnesian War. This book looks in detail at arguably the two most significant characters on either side in the middle years of the great Peloponnesian War—and the showdown in and around Amphipolis that led to both their deaths in 422 BC. The Spartan commander Brasidas was already a veteran of many campaigns when he headed for the strategically important northern t