The+peloponnesian+war+by+Dean

The Peloponnesian war was a very significant war. It was a war between Athens\the Athenian empire vs. the Spartans. This specific war began on April 4th 431 B.C. and ended in 404 B.C. on April 25th. This war started when Sparta started to fear the growth of the power of Athens. What caused Athens to fall was when the war started everyone (farmers) moved into the city. Because of this, sickness could spread easily. Unfortunately, that was when a plague broke out killing hundreds of people. That made Sparta have the advantage-and Athens lost some battles because of the less troops. Also each side had strengths and weaknesses. Eventually, Sparta overcame Athens and won the war. . (Note: If you can not read thisAthenian victory =Blue X --- Spartan victory = Red X Athenian league = Blue areas  Spartan Confederacy = Orange area  Building = Athens  Sparta = red triangles  blue dot = Allies of Athens  Red dot = Allies of Sparta  Blue Arrow = Alcibiades Route to Sicily  Red Arrow = Spartan Campaigns.)
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 * (Hoplites were heavily armed infantry soldiers. The word “hoplite” came from the word “hoplon”**
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 * 700 B.C.)**