HIS2102 Final: HIS2102 Final Keyterms *** (A+ notes)
8 Sep 2017
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Id: it is a war that made up part of the peloponnesian war (431-404 bce) where sparta launched repeated invasions of attica, while athens took advantage of its naval supremacy to raid the coast of the peloponnese. The end of this war was marked by the signing of the peace of nicias. Sparta was a powerful land-based power where athenian empire was a powerful naval base. The spartan strategy, consisted of king archidamus ii invading the land surrounding athens and thus depriving athens of its crops; citizens of attica abandoned their farms and moved inside the long walls. The athenian strategy was mainly pericles; defensive strategy to avoid open battle and rely on the athenian fleet. After the death of perciles, the athenians turned against his defensive strategy and wth the rise of cleon, they tooko a more offensive strategy. General demosthenes continued naval raids along the peloponnese including sphacteria, where the course of war was favorable for athens.
