Battle of Potidaea

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chalcidice
gptkbp:activities Thucydides' account
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Siege_of_Potidaea
gptkbp:area gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Heavy losses for Potidaea
Significant Athenian casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Corinth
gptkb:Athens
Potidaea
gptkbp:commander Athenian generals
gptkbp:community_impact Shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:conflict Athenian control of Potidaea
gptkbp:consequences Increased tensions between Athens and Corinth
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Greek warfare
gptkbp:date 432 BC
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Formation of alliances
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 years
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military historians' studies
gptkbp:historical_context Greek city-states conflict
gptkbp:historical_debate Interpretations of Athenian strategy
gptkbp:historical_event Ancient Greek texts
gptkbp:historical_impact Long-term effects on Greek warfare
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_significance Prelude to larger conflicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Potidaea
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Athenian_navy
Corinthian allies
Potidaean defenders
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Archidamus_II
gptkb:Pericles
Potidaean leaders
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Pericles
gptkbp:legacy Study of ancient military tactics
gptkbp:location Potidaea
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:battle
Blockade
gptkbp:narrative_style Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War
gptkbp:notable_battle Importance of naval power
gptkbp:outcome Athenian expansion
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Sybota
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Thucydides
gptkbp:result gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the Peloponnesian War
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:Athenian_naval_supremacy
Athenian dominance in the region
Control of Potidaea
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Battle_of_Pylos
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege