Peloponnesian War
war fought between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BCE)
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Summary
Peloponnesian War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,340 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Named after: Peloponnese[4]
- Location: Ancient Greece[5], Aegean Sea[6], Anatolia[7], Sicily[8]
- Part of: Peloponnesian Wars[9]
- Commons category: Peloponnesian War[10]
- Has part(s): Archidamian War[11], Sicilian Expedition[12], Decelean War[13]
- Start time: 431 BC[14]
- End time: April 25, 404 BC[15]
- Participant: Delian League[16], Peloponnesian League[17], Achaemenid Empire[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Peloponnesian War[19]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24], History of the Peloponnesian War[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- End cause: peace of Theramenes[29]
Why It Matters
Peloponnesian War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]