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3 unusual facts about Battle of Potidaea


Battle of Potidaea

The Athenians remained outside Potidaea for some time, and were reinforced by another 1,600 hoplites under the command of Phormio.

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This made the Athenian people unhappy, and in combination with the plague that swept through Athens in the early 420s BC, made the continued leadership of Pericles untenable.

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In several of Plato's dialogues, the philosopher Socrates is revealed to be a veteran of the Battle of Potidaea, where he saved the life of Alcibiades (Symposium 219e-221b).



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