HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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What was the Peloponnesian War?
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The war between Sparta and its allies and the Athens and its allies.
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The war between Greece and Sparta
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The war between Athens and Greece
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Peloponnesian War was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta-the two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece at the time (431 to 405 B.C.E.).
Detailed explanation-2: -The events that led to renewed hostilities began in 433, when Athens allied itself with Corcyra (modern Corfu), a strategically important colony of Corinth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Finally, in 405 BC, at the Battle of Aegospotami, Lysander captured the Athenian fleet in the Hellespont. Lysander then sailed to Athens and closed off the Port of Piraeus. Athens was forced to surrender, and Sparta won the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC.
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