Classical era · 431 BCE – 404 BCE

Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War was fought in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Athenian-led Delian League and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League from 431 to 404 BC for hegemony over Ancient Greece. Initially inconclusive, the intervention of the Persian Empire in support of Sparta in 413 BC allowed the Spartan coalition to decisively defeat Athens, beginning a period of Spartan hegemony over Greece.

When: 431 BCE – 404 BCE
Where: Ancient Greece
Era: Classical

Topics

Ancient Greecec. 800 BCE – 146 BCE Turkey1,258 BCE – today Greece776 BCE – today Italy753 BCE – today

People

Alcibiades450 BCE – 404 BCEAthenian statesman

Before and after

Battle of Potidaea432 BCE Plague of Athens430 BCE – 426 BCE Show on timeline

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