Fall of the Greek World: The Peloponnesian War Between Athens and Sparta

The Peloponnesian War shattered the ancient Greek world. For nearly three decades, the two greatest powers of Greece—Athens and Sparta—fought a relentless struggle for dominance that engulfed the entire Mediterranean. What began as rivalry between a rising naval empire and a conservative land power soon spiraled into one of the most devastating conflicts of the ancient age. Cities were destroyed, ...