Leōsthenēs (English spelling) Leosthenes

Japanese: Leōsthenēs(英語表記)Leosthenes
Leōsthenēs (English spelling) Leosthenes

…When news of Alexander the Great's death reached Greece in the summer of 323 BCE, efforts to break free from Macedonian rule quickly emerged. The Athenian general Leosthenes, in cooperation with the Aetolian League and others, defeated the Macedonian general Antipater and besieged him at Lamia in the Maris region. Early the following year, Leosthenes was killed in battle, and the Athenians, along with Thessalians and others, continued to besiege Lamia, but in the spring they lifted the siege as Macedonian relief forces approached. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Leōsthenēs" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…アレクサンドロス大王の死の情報が前323年の夏にギリシアに伝わると,マケドニアの支配から脱しようとする動きがただちに表面化した。アテナイの将軍レオステネスLeōsthenēsは,アイトリア同盟などと協力してマケドニアの将軍アンティパトロスを撃破し,彼をマリス地方のラミアLamiaに包囲した。翌年早くレオステネスは戦死し,アテナイ軍はテッサリア軍などとともにラミア包囲を続けたが,マケドニア救援軍が接近したため,春に包囲を解いた。…

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