-487 ⟶ Athens Declares War on Aegina

Aegina and Athens go to war.
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🏃 Phidippides' Run: Announcement of the Battle of Marathon Victory

Phidippides runs 40 kilometers from marathon,_Greece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">marathon to Athens to announce the news of the Greek victory; origin of the marathon,_Greece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">marathon long-distance race.⟶
Phidippides' Run: Announcement of the Battle of Marathon Victory (-490)
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⚔️ Athens Declares War on Aegina

Aegina and Athens go to war.⟶
Athens Declares War on Aegina (-487)
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🛡️ War Between Athens and Aegina Ends

The Isthmus of Corinth ends a war between Athens and Aegina.⟶
War Between Athens and Aegina Ends (-481)
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⚔️ Third Messenian War Erupts

Third Messenian war.⟶
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⚔️ Athenians Defeated at the Battle of Coronea

Battle of Coronea—The Athenians are driven out of Boeotia.⟶
Athenians Defeated at the Battle of Coronea (-447)
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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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