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title: Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas
author: Spyros Kamilalis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6833/wreath--ossuary-of-brasidas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas

_Authored by [Spyros Kamilalis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/spykamilalis/)_

## Image File

[![Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6833.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6833.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) ossuary and the golden wreath of the Spartan strategos (military general) [Brasidas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Brasidas/). 5th Century BCE - Brasidas died at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of [Amphipolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amphipolis/) in 422 BCE, during the [Peloponnesian war](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/). (Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/))

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## About the Author

Contributor for World History Encyclopedia.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Kamilalis, S. (2017, July 07). Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6833/wreath--ossuary-of-brasidas/>
### Chicago
Kamilalis, Spyros. "Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 07, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6833/wreath--ossuary-of-brasidas/>.
### MLA
Kamilalis, Spyros. "Wreath & Ossuary of Brasidas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jul 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6833/wreath--ossuary-of-brasidas/>.

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