The map below shows the location of Sparta and Athens. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...

Unlike Athens to the north, Sparta was famed for its austerity ... according to whether their warlike neighbors were allies or enemies. Without Spartan participation in the war against Persia ...

Sparta was in no position to restore ... It was also facing another war with its old neighbor and rival, Argos. Athens' position looked better, but in truth it was also far from stable.

The map below shows the location of Athens and Sparta. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...