SPARTA vs ATHENS - The 27 Year War That Destroyed Ancient Greece

For fifty glorious years after defeating Xerxes, Greece enjoyed fragile peace. But unity shattered into two hostile blocs doomed to clash: Sparta, the land master of oligarchy and militarism, versus Athens, the sea master of democracy and innovation. The world wasn't big enough for both.

Discover how the greatest conflict in ancient Greek history unfolded over 27 brutal years—from Pericles' brilliant naval strategy to the catastrophic Sicilian Expedition, from the shocking Plague of Athens to Lysander's final crushing victory at Aegospotami.

0:00 The Cold War After Xerxes
1:26 Pericles’ Grand Strategy Behind the Long Walls
3:10 The Plague of Athens and Death of Pericles
4:10 The Spartan Captives and the Peace of Nicias
5:24 Alcibiades and the Sicilian Disaster
7:08 The Fall of Athens and the End of the Greek World


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