1. The Peloponnesian War
Athens vs. Sparta

2. Just In Case. . . The Delian League (478 B.C.) Unified alliance
Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, others
Purpose: defend Greece

3. Athens’ New Swagger Very confident – even arrogant
A little chippy – Greece owes it
Imperialism

4. The Structure of the League
Athens = treasurer
Members pay Athens
Athens collects 460 talents in the first year
1 talent = 6,000 drachmas
1 drachma = 1 day’s pay
Athens keeps 1/60 – builds ships, wall
* In two decades, Delian League turns in to Athenian Empire

5. 30 Years Peace Pericles convinces Sparta Time of prosperity/wealth
Time to recover
Time of prosperity/wealth
Poetry
Art
Philosophy

6. Sparta’s Concern
Athens becoming too powerful
Athens = Persia????

7. Athens’ Concern
Spartan leader, Pausanias

8. Breaking Point Athens to Sparta: “get rid of him”
Sparta to Athens: “shove off”
Sparta leaves Delian League, creates its own alliance

9. Delian vs. Peloponnesian

10. 30 Years of Peace. . . Gone
431 B.C.: Athens sets sights on Corinth & Megara
Corinth to Sparta: “attack Athens or else”
Sparta to Athens: “leave our allies alone”
Athens (Pericles) to Sparta: “bring it”

11. Strategy
Athens: navy, not land
Sparta: land, not navy

12. Athens Humbled Spartans attacking outlying villages
Athenians retreat into city walls
Sparta sets up base of ops. outside walls
Food
Supplies
Epidemic hits
1/3 of city
Agriculture destroyed
20,000 slaves defect

13. The Crushing Blow An unlikely friend to Sparta $ for a navy
Persia
$ for a navy
Battle of Aegospotami
All but 9 Athenian ships destroyed
Surrender in 404 B.C.

14. Results Athenian democracy crumbles All city-states weakened
Leaves the door open for a new threat