The Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War By: luz perdomo

Athens was the strongest city-state due to wealth and mighty fleet and was run by a democracy
Sparta was smaller but had a very strong military community and was run by an oligarchy

Delian League
150 states that sided with Athens formed the Delian League
The treasury of the league was placed in Delos

Pericles
Athens was at the height of its power under the ruling of Pericles
Military commander, democrat, inspired culture, rebuilt Acropolis

Thucydides
First professional historian
Wrote about this time in Green politics
Fought in Peloponnesian Wars

Athens and Sparta fought in the first of the Peloponnesian Wars but agreed to a peace treaty
Sparta's army was not strong enough against Athens
The Athenian Navy could not attack Sparta
Stalemate - peace treaty
Also known as the Thirty Years' Treaty

Shortly after the peace treaty, Athens allied with an important part of Corinth
Eventually, Athens violated the treaty and Sparta threatened war
Pericles was the most influential leader, therefore his words mattered greatly. On his advice, Athens refused to back down and efforts to resolve the conflict failed.

Hostilities never fully ceased
Spartan ally, Thebes, attacked an Athens ally, Plataea in 431 BCE
An army led by the Spartan king Archidamos invaded and destroyed Attica
War finally broke out again after these events

Sicilian Civil War
Athens helps an ally attack and destroy the Sicilian city of Syracuse
That ally was of Sparta and this caused conflict between them again

The war's second period of fighting caused major catastrophes
Spartans attack and defeat the Athenians by destroying their defensive walls in 404 BCE
The Athenian army and navy was defeated. This caused 50,000 deaths and 200 sunken ships
The Greek State was ruined due to Athen's defeat and crippled military strength
The war is presumed over by Spartan victory

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Luz Perdomo

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Created with images by Marijana07 - "achil sculpture greece" • misterfarmer - "vienna pallas-athene fountain parliament" • kirkandmimi - "athens columns greece" • Matt Neale - "Greeks vs Amazons, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, British Museum"

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