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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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Thucydides' History of the Pelopponesian War http://clasics.
Greek vs. Greek: From 431 to 404 B.C., Greece's two mightiest ... by Hanson-Harding, Alexandra / Junior Scholastic
He could keep several hundred officers alternately mesmerized and roaring with laughter while he lectured, without a note, on the strategy of the Pelopponesian War, or used analogies from the screenplay of The Godfather to illuminate how the Romans maintained intricate policies of alliances, patronage, and nicely timed brutality to build an empire.
A teacher among bureaucrats--the legacy of Alvin H. Bernstein. ... by Cohen, Elliot A. / Joint Force Quarterly
It is no accident that key references to the Pelopponesian Wars through the character of Alcibiades are meant to suggest the mode of war we are presently living in.
The Map and the Territory: An Interview with Michael S. Harper by Antonucci, Michael / African American Review
 
 
 
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