-406 ⟶ Athens Rejects Spartan Peace Overtures

Sparta sues for peace, but Athens rejects this.
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⚔️ Spartan Victory at the Battle of Tanagra

Battle of Tanagra—The Spartans defeat the Athenians, near Thebes.⟶
Spartan Victory at the Battle of Tanagra (-457)
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⚔️ Peloponnesian War Begins

The Peloponnesian War begins between Sparta and Athens and their allies.⟶
Peloponnesian War Begins (-431)
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🕊️ Athens and Sparta Sign Peace Treaty of Nicias

The Peace of Nicias puts a temporary end to the hostilities between Athens and Sparta.⟶
Athens and Sparta Sign Peace Treaty of Nicias (-421)
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⚔️ Athens Rejects Spartan Peace Overtures

Sparta sues for peace, but Athens rejects this.⟶
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🛡️ Pausanias' Siege of Athens

The Spartan king Pausanias lays siege to Athens, which makes the city start starving.⟶
Pausanias' Siege of Athens (-405)
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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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