Peace of Nicias
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The Peace of Nicias was a temporary truce concluded in 421 BCE between Athens and Sparta that paused but failed to resolve the Peloponnesian War.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC) | 1 |
| Thirty Years Peace between Athens and Sparta | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ treaty of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ truce ⓘ |
| actualDuration | about six years before major hostilities resumed ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
end the first phase of the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
restore the prewar status quo ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nician Peace ⓘ |
| belligerentParty |
Delian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| between |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| category |
421 BCE treaties
ⓘ
Peloponnesian War treaties ⓘ Treaties of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| concludedIn | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| context | first phase of the Peloponnesian War (Archidamian War) ⓘ |
| effectOnAthens | allowed consolidation of empire for a time ⓘ |
| effectOnSparta | secured release of Spartan prisoners from Sphacteria ⓘ |
| excludedParty |
Boeotian League
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Megara ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| followedEvent |
Battle of Amphipolis
ⓘ
death of Brasidas ⓘ death of Cleon ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately six years ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome |
failed to provide lasting peace
ⓘ
only temporarily halted large-scale hostilities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally a 50-year peace ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Sparta ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Nicias ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicias ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Nicias
ⓘ
Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| precededEvent |
Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
resumption of full-scale war in 413 BCE ⓘ |
| primarySource | Thucydides ⓘ |
| providedFor |
exchange of prisoners
ⓘ
recognition of Athenian control over certain territories ⓘ religious freedom for Greeks to visit sanctuaries ⓘ return of captured territories ⓘ |
| recordedInWork | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| signedInYear | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| stipulated | a 50-year peace between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| treatyParty |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ Spartan allies who agreed separately ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thirty Years Peace between Athens and Sparta
this entity surface form:
Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC)