21.1 Disaster at Aegospotami
<p>After their decisive victory at Arginusae in 406 BC, the Athenians were in control of the Aegean rim of Asian Minor. The Spartan fleet spent a miserable winter without pay or adequate provisions. The Spartan government now made overtures of peace to Athens, which would preserve the status quo. In response, <strong>Cleophon</strong> swaggered into the Athenian Assembly drunk and wearing a breastplate and vowed never to make peace with the Spartans until they gave up their claims to the cities they controlled. The Athenians, now riding a wave of euphoria, rejected the Spartan peace offer, which in retrospect would have saved them and their empire. But the trial of the generals had sent a chill through the high command. The best Athenian generals had been put to death or were in voluntary exile. After winning a brilliant victory. <strong>Theramenes</strong> and <strong>Thrasybulus</strong> were out of favor in the backlash after the trial.</p>
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