Spartan–Persian War

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military conflict war

The Spartan–Persian War was a late 5th to early 4th century BCE conflict in which Sparta, after defeating Athens, clashed with the Achaemenid Persian Empire over control and influence in Asia Minor and the Greek world.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War	2
Persian–Spartan alliance	1
Spartan–Persian relations	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Spartan–Achaemenid conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek cities of Asia Minor ⓘ Persian satraps in Asia Minor ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Spartan attempt to free Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule ⓘ Spartan intervention in Asia Minor ⓘ Spartan–Persian rivalry for influence in the Greek world ⓘ
conflictBetween	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
context	Achaemenid efforts to manage Greek affairs through diplomacy and subsidies ⓘ Spartan victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
diplomaticDimension	Greek interstate alliances influenced by Persian gold ⓘ Persian use of subsidies to Greek states ⓘ
endDate	c. 387 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Corinthian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	confirmed Persian dominance over Asia Minor Greek cities ⓘ contributed to decline of Spartan hegemony ⓘ shift of Persian strategy from direct invasion to indirect control of Greek politics ⓘ
involvesEvent	Persian diplomatic interventions in Greek interstate politics ⓘ Persian funding of anti-Spartan coalitions in Greece ⓘ Spartan campaigns in Asia Minor under Agesilaus II ⓘ naval clashes in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
militaryDimension	land campaigns in Asia Minor ⓘ naval warfare in the Aegean ⓘ
objectiveOfPersia	limiting Spartan power in the Greek mainland ⓘ reassertion of Persian authority in Asia Minor ⓘ
objectiveOfSparta	control over Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ maintenance of Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ
partOf	Greek–Persian conflicts ⓘ
place	Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek world ⓘ
precededBy	Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	King Agesilaus II of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ King Artaxerxes II of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian satrap Pharnabazus II NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian satrap Tissaphernes NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Persian diplomatic and political advantage in Greek affairs ⓘ formal recognition of Persian control over Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ weakening of Spartan naval power ⓘ
startDate	c. 400 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod	early 4th century BCE ⓘ late 5th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artaxerxes II → conflict → Spartan–Persian War ⓘ

Antalcidas Peace → relatedEvent → Spartan–Persian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spartan–Persian relations

Darius II of Persia → notableEvent → Spartan–Persian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War

Ionian War → cause → Spartan–Persian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War

Ionian War → significantEvent → Spartan–Persian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian–Spartan alliance