Myronides () was an

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general of the

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. In 458 BC he defeated the Corinthians at

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and then in 457 BC he defeated the Boeotians at the Battle of Oenophyta using a clever stratagem. Myronides' victory at Oenophyta led to a decade of Athenian domination over Boeotia, Locris and

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sometimes called the Athenian 'Land Empire'. It has been debated, but it is unlikely he was the same Myronides who was sent to

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with

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and

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and who served as general at the

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References

* Adkins, Lesley, and Roy A. Adkins. "Myronides." Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece, Updated Edition. Ancient Athenian generals 5th-century BC Athenians Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{AncientGreece-bio-stub