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Peloponnesian War

Peloponnesian War (431–404 bc)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
106 words

Conflict in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta. The underlying cause was Sparta's fear of Athenian hegemony. Athenian hostility

Peloponnesian War

Peloponnesian War (431–404)   Reference library

Simon Hornblower

The Oxford Classical Dictionary (4 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Classical studies, History
Length:
373 words

fought between *Athens and its allies (see delian league) on the one hand and *Sparta and its allies (...

Peloponnesian War

Peloponnesian War   Quick reference

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2006
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Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
47 words
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 ... More

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