-415 ⟶ Alcibiades' Defection to Sparta

Alcibiades defects from Athens to Sparta after having learne...
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🛡️ Athenian Victory at the Battle of Naupactus

Battle of Naupactus—Phormio defeats the Peloponnesian fleet.⟶
Athenian Victory at the Battle of Naupactus (-429)
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🛡️ Spartan Intervention in Corcyra Thwarted by Athenian Presence

Sparta attempts to crush a rebellion on Corcyra, but cancels the effort when the Athenians try to intercept them.⟶
Spartan Intervention in Corcyra Thwarted by Athenian Presence (-428)
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🛡️ Athenian Cease-Fire Proposal Rejected by Brasidas

The Athenians propose a cease-fire, which the Spartan general Brasidas ignores.⟶
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🏃‍♂️ Alcibiades' Defection to Sparta

Alcibiades defects from Athens to Sparta after having learned about his death sentence.⟶
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⚔️ Athenian Fleet Defeated at Notium, Alcibiades Loses Command

The Athenian fleet is routed by the Spartan one in the Battle of Notium, which gives Alcibiades' opponents a reason to strip him of command. He never returns to Athens again.⟶
Athenian Fleet Defeated at Notium, Alcibiades Loses Command (-407)
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🛡️ Athens Surrenders to Sparta, Ending Peloponnesian War

April 25, 404 BC: Athens surrenders to Sparta, ending the Peloponnesian War. Sparta introduces an oligarchic system, the Thirty Tyrants, in Athens.⟶
Athens Surrenders to Sparta, Ending Peloponnesian War (-404)
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