Megarian Decree imposed by Athens

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The Megarian Decree imposed by Athens was an economic sanctions measure that barred Megara from Athenian markets and ports, heightening tensions with Sparta and contributing to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian decree ⓘ
cause of international crisis ⓘ
economic sanctions measure ⓘ
aimedAt deterring Megarian support for Sparta ⓘ
forcing Megara to change its policies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Megarian Decree ⓘ
Megarian exclusion decree ⓘ
approximateDate shortly before 431 BCE ⓘ
conflictContext Peloponnesian War ⓘ
consequence increased hostility in Greek interstate system ⓘ
served as a casus belli cited by Sparta ⓘ
contributedTo Peloponnesian War ⓘ
demandedRevocationBy Sparta ⓘ
geographicScope Athenian markets ⓘ
Athenian ports ⓘ
Athenian-controlled harbors of the Delian League ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to outbreak of Peloponnesian War ⓘ
deterioration of relations between Athens and Megara ⓘ
economic blockade of Megara ⓘ
economic hardship for Megara ⓘ
exclusion of Megarian merchants from Athenian markets ⓘ
exclusion of Megarian ships from Athenian-controlled ports ⓘ
heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta ⓘ
historicalInterpretation considered an example of economic warfare in classical Greece ⓘ
seen as a key grievance of Sparta against Athens ⓘ
implementedBy Athenian navy ⓘ
Athenian polis ⓘ
imposedBy Athens ⓘ
legalForm decree of the Athenian Assembly ⓘ
mentionedInSource Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
motivatedBy Athenian desire to pressure Megara ⓘ
Athenian desire to weaken a Spartan ally ⓘ
Athenian strategic interests ⓘ
opposedBy Peloponnesian League ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
partOf Athenian foreign policy toward Peloponnesian League ⓘ
politicalContext rivalry between Athenian Empire and Peloponnesian League ⓘ
region ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
relatedTo Athenian control of the Delian League ⓘ
Athenian trade policy ⓘ
Spartan ultimata before the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
subjectOf modern scholarly debate on causes of Peloponnesian War ⓘ
targetedEntity Megara ⓘ
timePeriod 5th century BCE ⓘ
typeOfSanction port access ban ⓘ
trade embargo ⓘ

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Archidamian War → hasCause → Megarian Decree imposed by Athens ⓘ
Battle of Potidaea → relatedTo → Megarian Decree ⓘ
linked to: Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
Battle of Sybota → followedBy → Megarian Decree (Athenian sanctions on Megara) ⓘ
linked to: Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens → alsoKnownAs → Megarian Decree ⓘ
linked to: Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens → alsoKnownAs → Megarian exclusion decree ⓘ
linked to: Megarian Decree imposed by Athens
Megarians → subjectOf → Megarian Decree ⓘ
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