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A comprehensive list of wars, conflicts, battles and sieges involving ancient and modern Greece and its colonies, kingdoms and empires. The list covers from the Bronze Age to the 21st century and includes the Trojan War, the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, the Byzantine Empire and more.
The scope and scale of warfare in Ancient Greece changed as a result of the Greco-Persian Wars, which marked the beginning of Classical Greece (480–323 BC). To battle the enormous armies of the Achaemenid Empire was effectively beyond the capabilities of a single city-state.
23 paź 2024 · Learn about the war between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 to 404 BCE and involved most of the Greek city-states. Explore the causes, events, and consequences of the conflict that Thucydides called the most momentous war up to that time.
27 mar 2018 · Learn about the evolution, tactics, and strategies of warfare in ancient Greece, from the Archaic to the Classical periods. Explore the role of city-states, hoplites, cavalry, and naval battles in shaping Greek history and culture.
2 maj 2018 · The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies came in two stages: from c. 460 to 446 and from 431 to 404 BCE. With battles at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides.
29 paź 2009 · Learn about the ancient Greek war between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 405 B.C., which ended the Golden Age of Greece and shifted the balance of power in the region. Find out the causes, battles, outcomes and impact of the Peloponnesian War.
Explore the timline of Greek Warfare. In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. Whether it be small frontier skirmishes between neighbouring city-states, lengthy city-sieges, civil wars, or...
