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Sicilian Expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3135 words) |
 | The first phase of the Peloponnesian War had ended with the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC, and Athens and Sparta were nominally at peace in 415. |
| Meanwhile, in early 413 BC Sparta acted on Alcibiades' advice and fortified Decelea, and the force sent to relieve it was destroyed. |
| In 411 BC the Athenian democracy was overthrown in favour of an oligarchy, and Persia joined the war on the Spartan side. |
| Peace of Nicias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (403 words) |
| The Peace of Nicias was a peace treaty that was signed between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in 421 BC, ending the first half of the Peloponnesian War. |
| In 425 BC the Spartans had lost the battles of Pylos and Sphacteria, a severe defeat resulting in the Athenians holding many Spartan prisoners. |
| That same year, the Athenians suffered a major defeat in Boeotia at the Battle of Delium, and in 422 BC they were defeated at the Battle of Amphipolis in their attempt to take back that city. |
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