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Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. -- General George Patton Jr |
Cyzicus (410 b.c.)(88 total words in this text)(2122 Reads)  War: Peloponnesian Wars Date: 410 b.c. Location: Ionia (Turkey) Outcome: Athenian naval victory Principal Commanders: Athenian: Alcibiades Overview: Fought 410 B. C., when Alcibiades, with 86 Athenian ships, surprised the Peloponnesian Admiral Mindarus, who was besieging Cyzicus, and, after a hard fight, totally defeated him. Mindarus was slain, 60 triremes were taken or destroyed, and the Peloponnesian fleet was practically annihilated. |
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