Before this battle it was claimed that one side's general had a dream that his men were performing Euripides' Phoenician Women while his opponents were simultaneously performing The Suppliant Women.
Before this battle it was claimed that one side's general had a dream that his men were performing Euripides' Phoenician Women while his opponents were simultaneously performing The Suppliant Women. After this battle ended, a portion of the losing side conspired to raid Chios, an allied city, for food and shelter but the plotters were swiftly executed by Eteonicus. The losing general in this battle, Callicratidas, had been stymied by his predecessor returning a large amount of funding to the Persians before his term of office ended. A smaller action before this battle forced 30 ships (*) into the harbor of Mytilene, but a much larger navy soon arrived and defeated the besiegers of Conon's triremes. After this battle ended, a huge storm prevented the victors from retrieving many of their shipwrecked men, leading to an infamous trial where six of the victorious generals were accused of neglect and executed. For 10 points, name this 406 BC naval battle, the last great victory for the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War.
Before this battle it was claimed that one side's general had a dream that his men were performing Euripides' Phoenician Women while his opponents were simultaneously performing The Suppliant Women.
Battle of Arginusae