098 The Peace Unravels
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2019
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the years 421 to 418 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the breakdowns of the Peace of Nikias; the rise of Alkibiades to prominence at Athens; the differences that arose between Sparta and some of their dissident allies; the diplomatic maneuverings that resulted in the quadruple alliance between Athens, Argos, Mantineia, and Eleia; and the decisive Spartan victory at the Battle of Mantineia
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/12/098-peace-unravels.html
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| 1:36.4 | Episode 98, the peace unravels. |
| 1:41.1 | With the death of Cleon and Bracitus, the two most zealous warhawks are both sides, |
| 1:46.0 | the peace of Nicias would last for about six years. |
| 1:50.0 | However, to label this period as a time of peace would be a misnomer, as there was constant |
| 1:56.9 | skirmishing and diplomatic positioning in and around the Peloponnese. |
| 2:01.8 | Many of Sparta's allies, including such major states as Corinth, Megara, and Thebes, were not |
| 2:07.9 | only unhappy with the clauses agreed upon in the peace treaty, but they saw the 50-year defensive alliance |
| 2:14.4 | between the two superpowers as a conspiracy for the Spartans and the Athenians |
| 2:19.3 | to exercise a joint domination over Greece. |
| 2:23.0 | Essentially, the main result of Sparta's failure in the war |
| 2:27.0 | would be a challenge to their supremacy once again in the Peloponnese. |
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