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Peloponnesian War
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Peloponnesian War
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(Historical Terms) a war fought for supremacy in Greece from 431 to 404 bc, in which Athens and her allies were defeated by the league centred on Sparta
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Noun1.Peloponnesian War - a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC
Aegospotami, Aegospotamos - a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC)
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19, 2005 issue, in which our reviewer panned his retelling of the Peloponnesian Wars as "confused," "thoughtless," and "a wild ego trip.
It's all Greek to me: bringing Athens to Africa by Hanson, Victor Davis; Madar, Chase / The American Conservative
One of the oldest in the world, the port was heavily used during the Peloponnesian Wars in the 4th century BC and remnants of the long Themistoclean Walls, which fortified the port and Athens together during this time period, still survive today.
Travel to Athens A Gift from the Gods by Frank Johnson / Travel, recreation and leisure community
This widely researched and clearly written study covers the period 1550 to 150 BC in five chapters: The Early Mycenaean Period, The Late Mycenaean Period, The Emergence of Hoplite Warfare, The Persian and Peloponnesian Wars and The Hellenistic Period.
Warfare in Ancient Greece by Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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