Sparta won the Peloponnesian War, the 27-year-long conflict Athenian expansion brought on between 431-404 BCE, and the only event that finally dragged the Spartans into prolonged military action.

The Reasons for the Peloponnesian War in More Detail: The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC.

Athens' Long Walls prompted distrust and eventual war 2,500 years ago. Nato is the most obvious 'Pericles Wall' of our times Much has been said about Thucydides' trap, but few talk about Pericles ...

The recent election gives us yet another reason to examine the history of Athens, the first known democracy of the world. Specifically relevant is the period during the Peloponnesian war when the ...

The wisdom of the ancients can help Washington, its allies, and its friends discern how to reply to China’s Melian challenge. So dust off that copy of Thucydides—and let’s get cracking.

Pieces of University of Georgia art student Sarah Moon's work sit on display in Cheeky Peach Boutique in Athens, Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Photo/Abigail Vanderpoel) Facebook ...

Graham Allison’s new book, Destined for War, suggests a modern parallel in a rising power (Athens/China) causing fear in an established power (Sparta/the US) in which the necessary trust in one ...

Set at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War - a historical conflict between the city-states of Sparta and Athens - the expansion takes players to ancient Greece in the year 432 B.C., ...