Archidamian War
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The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
phase of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnania
Ambracia ⓘ Argos ⓘ
surface form:
Argos (various stages and alignments)
Delian League ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Boeotia ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Lesbos ⓘ Megara ⓘ Mytilene ⓘ Plataea ⓘ Potidaea ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| causeOf |
devastation of Attic countryside
ⓘ
economic strain on Athens ⓘ heavy casualties in Athens and its allies ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Athenian naval raids on Peloponnesian coasts
ⓘ
annual Spartan invasions of Attica ⓘ naval battles ⓘ plague in Athens ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Ionian Revolt
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecontaetia
|
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Decelean War
Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Archidamus II
ⓘ
Brasidas ⓘ Cleon ⓘ Demosthenes (general) ⓘ
surface form:
Demosthenes (Athenian general)
Nicias ⓘ Pericles ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Athens
ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ Peloponnesian League ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ |
| endDate | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| endedBy | Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Corinthian hostility toward Athens
ⓘ
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens ⓘ Spartan fear of Athenian power ⓘ disputes over Corcyra and Potidaea ⓘ |
| location |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| majorBattle |
Battle of Amphipolis
ⓘ
Battle of Delium ⓘ Battle of Potidaea ⓘ Battle of Pylos ⓘ Battle of Pylos ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sphacteria
Battle of Sybota (context of causes and early phase) ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Plataea
|
| namedAfter | Archidamus II ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ mainland Greece ⓘ western Greece ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive military outcome
ⓘ
temporary peace between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| startDate | 431 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.