The losing commander had been defeated at Mytilene and won a decisive battle at Arginusae a year before this battle.
The losing commander had been defeated at Mytilene and won a decisive battle at Arginusae a year before this battle. After trying to unsuccessfully engage the opposing side for four days, since the namesake town was too small to have a market, the troops under Conon scattered to look for food. Only the Paralus and about ten other ships survived the subsequent destruction once the Spartans realized the Athenian fleet was unguarded. FTP, identify the 405 BC battle in which Lysander decimated the Athenian fleet.
The losing commander had been defeated at Mytilene and won a decisive battle at Arginusae a year before this battle.
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