The Sicilian Expedition and the Scandals of Alcibiades
War Renewed
- Nicias vs. Alcibiades vs. Hyperbolus
- Spartan victory over Argive alliance at Mantinea 418
- Athenian massacre at Melos 416
History of Athens and Sicily
- 458-428 Athenian alliances in Sicily – worries of Syracuse
- 444/3 Foundation of Thurii – Sybaris destroyed by Croton
- 427-424 Syracuse vs. Leontini
- 416-413 Segesta appeals to Athens for help vs. Syracuse
- 415 Sicilian Expedition sets off
- The Affair of the Herms and the Scandals of Alcibiades
- Alcibiades changes sides; Nicias flounders at Syracuse
- 413 Athenian fleet massacred in Syracuse harbor
Sparta's Opportunity to Win
- Spartan Opportunity from Sicilian Disaster
revolts of Athenian allies
fortification of Decelea
- Dealing with the Persians:
Amorges vs. Tissaphernes as satrap of Lydia for Darius II
The Liberators of Hellas and the Ionian Cities
Tissaphernes vs. Pharnabazus as Spartan ally
Cyrus and Lysander (commander of Spartan forces 407/6)
connections with Persia bring in gold for the rowers
Vicissitudes of Athens
- brief oligarchic coup by the Four Hundred (Peisander, Phrynichus) 411
- Fleet at Samos creates democratic government in exile with Alcibiades
- Cleophon vs. Theramenes - the Five Thousand in Athens
- Chance for peace after Hellespontine victories – Cyzikos 410
- Triumphal return of Alcibiades 407
- Alcibiades cast out again after Antiochus' failure at Notium 406
- Athenian victory at Arginusae - generals sentenced to death 406
Sparta wins the War
- Athenian fleet destroyed at Aegospotami 405
- Athens besieged
grain supply from Black Sea cut
Athens surrenders in 404
| 446 | Thirty years Peace between Athens and Sparta and allies | |
| 445 | Spartan Pleistoanax exiled, suspected of taking bribes from Pericles | |
| 443 | Foundation of Thurii, laws by Protagoras | |
| 435-3 | War between Corinth and Corcyra | |
| 431 | Peloponnesian War begins | |
| 429 | Plague in Athens, death of Pericles | |
| 428-7 | Revolt of Lesbos, Athenian defeat of Mytilene | |
| 427 | Gorgias comes to Athens, Athenian forces in Sicily | |
| 421 | Peace of Nicias between Athens and Sparta | |
| 416 | Melians massacred, city recolonized by Athens; | |
| 415 | Euripides' Trojan Women performed; Expedition by Athens to Sicily; Alcibiades charged; skips to Sparta | |
| 412 | War renewed between Athens and Sparta; Sparta allies with Persia | |
| 411 | Coup of the Four Hundred at Athens, brief oligarchic rule | |
| 410 | Spartan Peace offer after battle of Cyzikos | |
| 407 | Alcibiades returns to Athens | |
| 406 | Alcibiades cast out after Antiochus' loss at Notium | |
| 405 | Spartans destroy Athenian fleet at Aegospotami | |
| 404 | Siege and surrender of Athens | |
| 404-3 | Regime of the Thirty Tyrants | |
| 402-1 | March of the Ten Thousand - Greek mercenaries (with Xenophon) flee after disastrous campaign for Cyrus against Artaxerxes | |
| 399 | Execution of Socrates |