PELOPONNESIAN WAR
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was a significant ancient Greek conflict between the Delian League led by Athens and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians divide the war into phases, starting with the Archidamian War characterized by invasions and naval supremacy. The Peace of Nicias in 421 BC briefly halted hostilities but was followed by renewed fighting. The Sicilian Expedition in 415-413 BC ended in a devastating defeat for Athens. Explore the events, battles, and treaties that shaped this pivotal war.
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR SEM-I CC-II MOUSUMI ROYCHOUDHURY
The Peloponnesian War (431404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases. In the first phase, the Archidamian War, Sparta launched repeated
invasions of Attica, while Athens took advantage of its naval supremacy to raid the coast of the Peloponnese and attempt to suppress signs of unrest in its empire. This period of the war was concluded in 421 BC, with the signing of the Peace of Nicias. That treaty, however, was soon undermined by renewed fighting in the Peloponnese
Lysander outside the walls of Athens. 19th century
The Spartan general Lysander has the walls of Athens demolished in 404 BC, as a result of the Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian Wa
Peace of Nicias (421 BC) The Peace of Nicias, also known as the Fifty- Year Peace, was a peace treaty signed between the Greek city- states of Athens and Sparta in March 421 BC, ending the first half of the Peloponnesian War.
Sicilian Expedition Sicilian Expedition The Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian military expedition to Sicily, which took place 415 413 BC during the Peloponnesian War between the Athenian empire on one side and Sparta, Syracuse and Corinth on the other. The expedition ended in a devastating defeat of the Athenian forces
Sicily and the Peloponnesian War
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