The Second Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), often called the Peloponnesian War (Ancient Greek: Πόλεμος τῶν Πελοποννησίων, romanized: Pólemos tō̃n Peloponnēsíōn), was a war …

Oct 18, 2025 · Peloponnesian War, (431–404 bce), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head of alliances that, …

Apr 25, 2019 · The Peloponnesian War, fought between Athens and Sparta (two leading ancient Greek city states) from 431 to 404 BCE, is perhaps the most important and also the most well …

Oct 29, 2009 · The Great Peloponnesian War, also called the First Peloponnesian War, was the first major scuffle between them. It became a 15-year conflict between Athens and Sparta and …

May 2, 2018 · The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies came in two stages: from c. 460 to 446 and from 431 to 404 BCE. With battles at home and …

Jul 24, 2025 · The Peloponnesian War was a 27-year conflict between the naval empire of Athens and the land-based military power of Sparta that reshaped ancient Greece. The war involved …

Jul 30, 2025 · Sparta’s eventual alliance with Persia, which provided funding for a navy, tipped the scales. In 404 BCE, after a final naval defeat at Aegospotami and a prolonged siege, Athens …

Mar 21, 2025 · As Athens grew in power and expanded in the eastern Mediterranean, its control of the economic conditions in Greece increased. This in turn brought it into conflict with other …

Mar 17, 2025 · Led by Lysander [3], the Spartan fleet (built with Persian subsidies) finally defeated Athens, which began a period of Spartan hegemony [4] over Greece. The name ‘ …

Sep 17, 2025 · Athens and Sparta were two poles of human possibility: the pursuit of knowledge and beauty versus the pursuit of discipline and power. Their rivalry defined an era, their war …