Peloponnesian League forces
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The Peloponnesian League forces were the allied military contingents led by Sparta that fought collectively in major conflicts such as the Peloponnesian War against Athens and its supporters.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek military forces
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military alliance forces ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
5th century BC
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Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceType | hegemonic alliance under Sparta ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Achaea
NERFINISHED
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Boeotian League NERFINISHED ⓘ Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Phlius NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegea NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Spartan generals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spartan kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | defeat of Sparta in the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Spartan army
NERFINISHED
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allied cavalry units ⓘ allied naval contingents ⓘ hoplite contingents from allied poleis ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| ledBy | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ navy ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Delium
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Potidaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sybota NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian War phase of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicilian Expedition (as opposing forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Aegean Sea region
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Greece ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Athenian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Delian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAs | coalition army ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeader |
Spartan ephors
NERFINISHED
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Spartan gerousia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Athenian forces ⓘ |
| recruitmentFrom | member states of the Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War
NERFINISHED
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Xenophon's Hellenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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