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The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was fought between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta. The conflict is thoroughly recounted by historian Thucydides, an Athenian general, in his work History of the Peloponnesian War. It resulted in victory by Sparta. The war is generally divided into three main phases: (1) the Archidamian... [continue reading]
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The word 'war' comes to English by the old High German language word 'Werran’ (to confuse or to cause confusion) through the Old English 'Werre' (meaning the same), and is a state of open and usually declared armed conflict between political entities such as sovereign states or between rival political or social factions within the same... [continue reading]
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