First Peloponnesian War
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The First Peloponnesian War was a mid-5th century BCE conflict in ancient Greece primarily between Athens and Sparta with their respective allies, marking an early major phase of the struggle for dominance in the Greek world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Peloponnesian War canonical | 6 |
| Πρώτος Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: First Peloponnesian War Context triple: [Delian League, relatedConflict, First Peloponnesian War]
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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Archidamian War
The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
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First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Peloponnesian War Target entity description: The First Peloponnesian War was a mid-5th century BCE conflict in ancient Greece primarily between Athens and Sparta with their respective allies, marking an early major phase of the struggle for dominance in the Greek world.
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A.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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B.
Archidamian War
The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
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C.
First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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D.
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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E.
Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek war
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war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Delian League
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Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| cause |
Athenian expansion after the Persian Wars
ⓘ
rivalry between Athens and Sparta ⓘ tensions over control of central Greece ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | mid-5th century BCE ⓘ |
| concludedBy |
Thirty Years’ Peace
ⓘ
linked to:
Thirty Years' Peace
|
| conflictType | inter-state war ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Histories by Thucydides
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linked to:
History of the Peloponnesian War
works of later classical historians ⓘ |
| duration | about 15 years ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 445 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Great Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian War
Second Peloponnesian War ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian War
|
| hasOriginalLanguageName | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Athenian campaigns in Boeotia
ⓘ
Athenian campaigns in the Peloponnese ⓘ Athenian intervention in Cyprus ⓘ Athenian intervention in Egypt ⓘ Battle of Oenophyta ⓘ Battle of Tanagra ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Aegina
ⓘ
Boeotian cities ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Megara ⓘ |
| involvedRegion |
Attica
ⓘ
Boeotia ⓘ Megara ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| originalName |
Πρώτος Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος
ⓘ
linked to:
First Peloponnesian War
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| partOf |
Peloponnesian conflicts
ⓘ
struggle for hegemony in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| precededBy | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| result |
Athenian withdrawal from some mainland Greek positions
ⓘ
Spartan recognition of Athenian control over the Aegean ⓘ Thirty Years’ Peace ⓘ
linked to:
Thirty Years' Peace
recognition of Athenian naval empire by Sparta ⓘ temporary balance of power between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| significance |
early major phase of Athenian–Spartan rivalry
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helped shape the bipolar power structure of classical Greece ⓘ set the stage for the later Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 460 BCE ⓘ |
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