Sphodrias
Sign in to saveSphodrias () (d. 371 BC) was a Spartan general during the Spartan Hegemony over Greece. As governor of Thespiai in 378 BC, he made an unsuccessful attack against Athens without any order from Sparta. He was put on trial for this act, but unexpectedly acquitted, thanks to the support of the two Spartan kings, Cleombrotus I and Agesilaus II. This acquittal greatly upset Athens which rapidly concluded an alliance with Thebes against Sparta as a result.
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Vinony files it under 371 BC deaths, 4th-century BC Spartans and Ancient Greek garrison commanders.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Place of death
- Battle of Leuctra
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- date of death
- 0371-01-01
- significant place
- Sparta
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Sphodrias () (d. 371 BC) was a Spartan general during the Spartan Hegemony over Greece. As governor of Thespiai in 378 BC, he made an unsuccessful attack against Athens without any order from Sparta. He was put on trial for this act, but unexpectedly acquitted, thanks to the support of the two Spartan kings, Cleombrotus I and Agesilaus II. This acquittal greatly upset Athens which rapidly concluded an alliance with Thebes against Sparta as a result.
Sphodrias later died at the battle of Leuctra against Thebes in 371 BC.
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