| Definition of 'peloponnesian war' |
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1. (noun) Peloponnesian War
a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC
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| Definitions of 'peloponnesian war' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. peloponnesian war
a war of thirty years' duration (431-404 B.C.) between Athens and Sparta, which ended in the supremacy of the latter, till the latter was overthrown at Leuctra by the Thebans under Epaminondas in 371 B.C. This war is the subject of the history of Thucydides.
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