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The Peloponnesian War

Western Civilization October 15, 2012. The Peloponnesian War. Agenda. Joke of the Day The First Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War. Joke(s) of the Day.

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The Peloponnesian War

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  1. Western Civilization October 15, 2012 The Peloponnesian War

  2. Agenda • Joke of the Day • The First Peloponnesian War • The Peloponnesian War

  3. Joke(s) of the Day • I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run, he's fuzzy, get out of here. • Sometimes I wave to people I don't know. It's very dangerous to wave to someone you don't know because, what if they don't have a hand? They'll think you're cocky. "Look what I got! This thing is useful. I'm gonna go pick something up!"

  4. Causes • Division of Greece into Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues • Treaties and Alliances • Aggression • Helot Revolt • Theban attack on Plataea

  5. The First Peloponnesian War • Sparta forces the Athenians into Athens • Pericles’ “Long Walls” • Spartans burn country-side in Attica • Athens uses navy to attack Spartan coastal allies • 429 BCE - Plague kills 1/3 of Athenian population, including Pericles • 427 BCE – Spartans capture Plataea

  6. The First Peloponnesian War • Athenian Ally – Lesbos – revolts • Spartan King, Archidamus, invades Attica again • Athens repels revolt and Spartan invasion • Sends fleet to Sicily • Athenians capture ~300 Spartans on island of Sphacteria • Build fort at Pylos to receive runaway slaves and helots

  7. The End of War One • Spartans wreak havoc on Athen’s Aegean allies • Final battle at Amphipolis • Had been taken by Spartans • 2 important Spartan generals killed • Results in a treaty known as The Peace of Nicias

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