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The Peloponnesian War
1. How did the victory over the
Persians impact the Athenians?
1. How did the victory over the
Persians impact the Athenians?
• Athens was convinced of its own uniqueness.
• Athens was the most powerful polis in Greece.
• Perhaps Athens grew arrogant?
2. What was the Delian League? How did Athens
use the Delian League to gain an empire? What
did Athens do with the wealth it gained from its
empire?
2. What was the Delian League? How did Athens
use the Delian League to gain an empire? What
did Athens do with the wealth it gained from its
empire?
• An alliance between many Greek polis that
was dominated by Athens.
• It forced smaller polis to join the League and
pay tribute.
• It used the common League funds to rebuild
Athens (which had been destroyed by the
Persians).
3. How did Sparta react to the Athenian
Empire? How did this reaction lead to war?
3. How did Sparta react to the Athenian
Empire? How did this reaction lead to war?
• Sparta was concerned about the growing
Athenian power and organized the
Peloponnesian League to counter the Delian
League.
• Greece was thus divided into two suspicious
camps that both expected to have to go to war.
4. How did Athens attempt to use its navy to
counteract Sparta's superior land power? How did
this strategy impact conditions inside Athens?
4. How did Athens attempt to use its navy to
counteract Sparta's superior land power? How did
this strategy impact conditions inside Athens?
• Athens pulled its people in from the
countryside behind the walls of the city and
attempted to feed the city by using its navy to
bring in food.
• Athens became crowded, disease-ridden and
demoralized.
5. How long did the Peloponnesian
War last? What was the War like?
5. How long did the Peloponnesian
War last? What was the War like?
• The War lasted for 27 years.
• It was incredibly grim, savage and destructive.
6. How did the Peloponnesian War
finally end?
6. How did the Peloponnesian War
finally end?
• Sparta allied itself with Persian and thereby
obtained a large navy.
• The Athenians were betrayed and defeated in
Syracuse.
• Finally, Sparta captured Athens.