![]() The first 10 years of the conflict are known as “Archidamian War,” after Spartan King Archidamus. These efforts conflicted with Pericles’ agenda and the Athenians rejected peace. During that time, Sparta sent three delegations to Athens to avoid war, offering proposals that could be viewed as a betrayal of Corinth. A year passed before Sparta took aggressive action. Sparta was hesitant to enter the war directly, but was eventually convinced by Corinth to do so, though this was not a popular decision among Sparta’s other allies. Athens, convinced it was about to enter war with Corinth, strengthened its military hold on its various territories in the region to prepare. ![]() ![]() All forces met at the Battle of Sybota, in which Corinth, with no support from Sparta, attacked and then retreated at the sight of Athenian ships. ![]()
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