1. 431 BC- 404 BC

2. WARM UP: What was the result of the Persian War and how did it affect Athens?

3. Peloponnesian War 431 – 404 BCE 431 – 404 BCE Sparta gets jealous of Athens Sparta and Athens fight over control of Greece

4. Causes of the Peloponnesian War O verconfident Both sides believed they held advantages (Athens at sea, Sparta on land) over the other and would win, so they moved towards war.

5. Power struggle Athens treated Delian League city states as if they were their empire, used League funds for projects in the city of Athens (statues, etc.) Sparta feared Athens was getting too powerful.

6. Causes  Many Greek cities resented Athens’ domination of the Delian League  Some revolted against Athens  Sparta and Athens were long time rivals  Sparta led the Peloponnesian League to oppose the Delian League

8. Economics Athens stopped Corinth (Sparta’s ally) from taking over another city-state. laid siege to a colony of Corinth. Athens stopped Corinth (Sparta’s ally) from taking over another city-state. laid siege to a colony of Corinth. Athens slapped Megara with trade sanctions (they could not trade with any allies of Athens – a death blow to their economy. Corinth and Megara convinced Sparta to go to war with Athens.

9. Athens strategy  Naval power  Surround Sparta by sea  Prevent food and supplies from reaching Peloponnesian League

10. Sparta Strategy  Sparta had a strong army  Surround Athens and prevent it from raising food around the city  Did not have a navy until the end of the War

12. Stalemate  For much of the war, neither side could gain the upper hand over the other  With a few short period of peace in between, it lasted 30 years

13. Plague  Athens was severely weakened when a plague broke out  It killed almost 1/3 of the population including Pericles, Athens’ able leader

14. Syracuse Expedition  The Athenians made a huge mistake in 416 BC, they invaded Sicily to conquer Sparta’s ally, Syracuse.  They hoped to destroy the Spartan’s food supply  They were surrounded and annihilated

15. The war ends  Syracuse weakened the Athenians, but they held out for over 10 more years  The Spartans finally conquered Athens in 404  Athens had to give up its navy and empire  Athens had to follow Spartan foreign policy

16. Aftermath  Athens was the strongest, now Sparta  Much of Greece lie in ruin  Greece was severely weakened economically and militarily  Greek culture slowed

17. Thucydides  Father of scientific history because of standards for evidence collecting  History of the Peloponnesian War

18. Credits  Web. 14 Jan. 2015..