Spartan invasion of Attica

Target entity: Spartan invasion of Attica
Context triple: [Athenian plague, context, Spartan invasion of Attica]

• A. Athenian siege of Thasos
  The Athenian siege of Thasos was a prolonged 5th-century BCE military campaign in which Athens blockaded and eventually subdued the rebellious island polis of Thasos during the early years of the Delian League.
• B. siege of Athens
  The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
• C. siege of Melos
  The siege of Melos was an episode in the Peloponnesian War in 416–415 BCE in which Athens besieged, conquered, and brutally subjugated the neutral island of Melos, later immortalized as a stark example of realpolitik and imperialism in Thucydides’ history.
• D. Sicilian Expedition
  The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
• E. Aetolian campaign
  The Aetolian campaign was a failed military expedition led by the Athenian general Demosthenes during the Peloponnesian War, marked by difficult terrain, fierce local resistance, and heavy Athenian losses.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Spartan invasion of Attica
Target entity description: The Spartan invasion of Attica was a key early campaign of the Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces repeatedly ravaged the Athenian countryside, contributing to the overcrowding and conditions that helped trigger the devastating Athenian plague.

• A. Athenian siege of Thasos
  The Athenian siege of Thasos was a prolonged 5th-century BCE military campaign in which Athens blockaded and eventually subdued the rebellious island polis of Thasos during the early years of the Delian League.
• B. siege of Athens
  The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
• C. siege of Melos
  The siege of Melos was an episode in the Peloponnesian War in 416–415 BCE in which Athens besieged, conquered, and brutally subjugated the neutral island of Melos, later immortalized as a stark example of realpolitik and imperialism in Thucydides’ history.
• D. Sicilian Expedition
  The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
• E. Aetolian campaign
  The Aetolian campaign was a failed military expedition led by the Athenian general Demosthenes during the Peloponnesian War, marked by difficult terrain, fierce local resistance, and heavy Athenian losses.
• F. None of above. chosen