Spartan Battles 1200-371BC 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistorySpartaBattlesASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 16-05-16 15:49 1200 BC Dorians invade Spartan territory. Origins of Classical Sparta. 1 of 22 900 BC Foundation of Classical Sparta. 2 of 22 C8th BC - TYRTAEUS Messenian Wars. Lycurgan reforms. 3 of 22 530s BC - HERODOTUS Battle of Fettes vs Tegea (Border dispute). Battle of 300 Champions. 4 of 22 506 BC Kleomenes plans attack on Athens. Demaratus disagreed, and stopped the mission. 5 of 22 494 BC SEPIA- Kleomenes and Argos. 6 of 22 490 BC MARATHON- Athens beat Persian w/out Sparta (who arrive 10 days late) 7 of 22 480 BC THERMOPYLAE, ARTEMESIUM (Ath/Cor vs Persia by sea), SALAMIS (Themistocles' trick- sea) (Plut). 8 of 22 479 BC PLATAEA (land) and MYCALE (sea) on same day. Persia defeated. 9 of 22 477 (ish) BC Athens builds walls to port of Piraeus under Themistocles to prevent more Persian attacks, to dismay of Sparta. 10 of 22 460-445 BC - THUCYDIDES 1st Peloponnesian War- Skirmishes between allies. Cautious Sparta. 11 of 22 457 BC TANAGRA- First time Sparta and Athens fight directly. Sparta + Thebes vs Athens. Sparta wins, but Athens takes Thebes. Long walls completed (Pericles) 12 of 22 446-431 BC Thirty Year Treaty. Broken: Corcyra asks for Athenian help against Thebes. 431- Thebes (Spartan ally) attacks Plataea (Athenian ally). 13 of 22 431-404 BC 2nd Peloponnesian War 14 of 22 431-421 BC Archidamian War- 1st phase of 2nd Pp war. 3 summers of abortive attacks on Athens (Wall)- 40 day max. 15 of 22 424 BC PYLOS (Ephor Brasidas loses shield) and SPHACTERIA (Sparta surrenders). 16 of 22 422 BC AMPHIPOLIS- 'Brasidians'. Brasidas dies (highly praised by Thucydides). Sparta loses 7 and kills 300. 17 of 22 418 BC MANTINEA- big land battle with AGIS II. Corinth and Tegea stay loyal. Elis attacks with Athens. Sparta wins. 18 of 22 415-413 BC SICILIAN EXPEDITION- 2nd phase of 2nd Pp war. Athens (Alcibiades) helps Sicily against Syracuse. Sparta defeats Athenian fleet under GYLIPPUS (Mothax) 19 of 22 406 BC - XENOPHON NOTIUM- Alcibiades (switches A, S, A) defeated by Spartan Lysander at sea. Downfall of Alcibiades. Persian funding (Cyrus) 20 of 22 405 BC AEGOSPOTAMI- Lysander beat Athens at sea again. Persian funding for Navy (Cyrus). Athens surrenders in 404- starvation. 21 of 22 371 BC LEUCTRA- Sparta beaten by THEBES. Decline of power begins. 22 of 22
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