Archidamian War
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The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archidamian War canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Archidamian War Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, hasPart, Archidamian War]
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Archidamian War Target entity description: The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
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A.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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B.
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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C.
First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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D.
Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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E.
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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phase of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnania
Ambracia ⓘ Argos ⓘ
surface form:
Argos (various stages and alignments)
Delian League ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Boeotia ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Lesbos ⓘ Megara ⓘ Mytilene ⓘ Plataea ⓘ Potidaea ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| causeOf |
devastation of Attic countryside
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economic strain on Athens ⓘ heavy casualties in Athens and its allies ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Athenian naval raids on Peloponnesian coasts
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annual Spartan invasions of Attica ⓘ naval battles ⓘ plague in Athens ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Ionian Revolt
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surface form:
Pentecontaetia
|
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Decelean War
Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Archidamus II
ⓘ
Brasidas ⓘ Cleon ⓘ Demosthenes (general) ⓘ
surface form:
Demosthenes (Athenian general)
Nicias ⓘ Pericles ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Athens
ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ Peloponnesian League ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| endDate | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| endedBy | Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Corinthian hostility toward Athens
ⓘ
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens ⓘ Spartan fear of Athenian power ⓘ disputes over Corcyra and Potidaea ⓘ |
| location |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| majorBattle |
Battle of Amphipolis
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Battle of Delium ⓘ Battle of Potidaea ⓘ Battle of Pylos ⓘ Battle of Pylos ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sphacteria
Battle of Sybota (context of causes and early phase) ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Plataea
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| namedAfter | Archidamus II ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Aegean Sea
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Sicily ⓘ mainland Greece ⓘ western Greece ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive military outcome
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temporary peace between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| startDate | 431 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Archidamian War Description of subject: The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
Referenced by (7)
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