Peloponnesian war

Peloponnesian War

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  • 431 BCE

    War Begins

    War Begins
    Pericles planned to avoid any major land battle with the superior Spartan army. Athenians stayed behind their walls and brought in supplies from their superior navy. They also attacked towns of the coastal Peloponnesian city-states.
  • 431 BCE

    Spartans March to Athens

    The Spartans find the countryside empty because Pericles had all Athenians come inside the city walls. They burned the fields and farm houses
  • 430 BCE

    Diplomatic Relations Fall Apart

    Diplomatic Relations Fall Apart
    Athens and the Peloponnesian League - Sparta and its allies including Corinth and Thebes - are not friendly. Named for the Peloponnesus Mountains in the area.