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Peloponnesian League

The earliest known and longest‐lasting Greek offensive and defensive alliance. The name is modern and inaccurate, since the alliance was neither all‐ and only Peloponnesian nor a league ...

Peloponnesian War

Peloponnesian War  

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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 ...
Athenian empire

Athenian empire  

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The cities and islands mainly in the Aegean area that paid tribute to Athens in the 5th century bc. It developed out of the Delian League as Athens, by virtue of its great naval superiority, imposed ...
imperialism

imperialism  

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N.a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force: the struggle against Western imperialism.imperialistic adj. imperialistically adv.n.a policy of extending ...

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