In 411 BC, in the wake of the Athenian defeat in Sicily, aristocrats at Athens who had long desired to overthrow the democracy began to work towards that goal. The leaders of this movement began their conspiracy at Samos, where Thrasybulus was stationed as a trierarch, and they conspired with aristocrats in that city to overthrow the democracy there as well[1]). Upon their return to Athens, the conspirators succeeded in ending democratic rule and imposing a narrow oligarchy of 400 rulers. At Sa ...

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Most of the major ancient chroniclers of these events were inclined to assign credit for the dramatic Athenian victories of 411 BC to Alcibiades. A few, however, such as Cornelius Nepos, pointed to the decisive role that was played in these battles by Thrasybulus. More recent historians, such as Donald Kagan, have tended to support this analysis, pointing to the role that Thrasybulus played in crafting Athenian strategy in all these battles, and specifically to the decisive action he took at Cyzicus, which saved Alcibiades's force from being swamped, and turned a potential Athenian defeat into a stunning vic ...

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In the revived democracy established in 403 BC, Thrasybulus became a major and prestigious leader. He led a moderate faction, but advocated action against Sparta, particularly in the form of joining the alliance of Argos, Corinth, and Thebes. As Athens began to regain its fleet in the course of the Corinthian War, he supported rebuilding the city's naval strength and imperial status[11] In 389 BC, Thrasybulus led a force of triremes to levy tribute from cities around the Aegean and support Rho ...

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In 404 BC, following a defeat at the Battle of Aegospotamai, Athens was forced to surrender, ending the Peloponnesian War. In the wake of this surrender, the Spartan navarch Lysander imposed a strict oligarchich government on Athens, which came to be known as the Thirty Tyrants. This government executed a number of citizens and deprived all but a few of their rights, particulary after the execution of the moderate oligarch Theramenes. Fearing for their lives, numerous Athenians fled to T ...

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In the months following these events, Thrasybulus commanded the Athenian fleet in several major engagements. At the Battle of Cynossema, he commanded one wing of the fleet and prevented Athenian defeat by extending his flank to prevent encirclement; the battle ended in Athenian victory[5]. Shortly afterwards Thrasybulus again commanded a wing of the Athenian fleet at Abydos, another Athenian victorySee also:

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