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The war of 431–404bc fought between Athens and Sparta with their respective allies, occasioned largely by Spartan opposition to the Delian League. It ended in the total defeat of Athens and the transfer, for a brief period, of the leadership of Greece to Sparta.

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Peloponnesian War (431–404 bc)
in World Encyclopedia Length: 106 words
Peloponnesian War
in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2) Length: 47 words
Peloponnesian War
in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Length: 171 words
Peloponnesian War
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