-405 ⟶ Pausanias' Siege of Athens
The Spartan king Pausanias lays siege to Athens, which makes...Year
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⚔️ Athenians Defeat Spartans at the Battle of Olpae
When Ambracia invades Acarnania, they seek help from the Spartans and Athenians respectively. The Athenians then defeat the Spartans in the Battle of Olpae.⟶

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🛡️ Brasidas Captures Amphipolis, Leading to Thucydides' Exile
The Spartan general Brasidas captures Amphipolis, which is a setback for Athens. Thucydides is held responsible for the Athenian failure and is ostracised. This gives him time to start writing his history book.⟶

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⚔️ Spartan Victory at Amphipolis, Deaths of Cleon and Brasidas
The Spartans defeat the Athenians in the Battle of Amphipolis, where the Athenian Cleon and the Spartan Brasidas are both killed.⟶

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⚔️ Spartan Victory at the Battle of Mantinea
The Spartans win a major victory over the Athenians in the Battle of Mantinea, the biggest land battle of the Peloponnesian War.⟶

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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.⟶

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