Peisander (general)

Peisander (/paɪˈsændər, ˈpaɪˌsændər/; Greek: Πείσανδρος) was a Spartan general during the Corinthian War. In 395 BC, he was placed in command of the Spartan fleet in the Aegean by his brother-in-law, the king Agesilaus II. Peisander was a relatively inexperienced general, and in the first action his fleet saw, at the Battle of Cnidus, the Spartan fleet was decisively defeated. Peisander died fighting aboard his ship.

References

  • Fine, John V.A. The Ancient Greeks: A critical history (Harvard University Press, 1983). ISBN 0-674-03314-0
  • Xenophon (1890s) [original 4th century BC]. Wikisource link to Hellenica. Trans. Henry Graham Dakyns. Wikisource. 


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