PELOPONNESUS

BOETIA

ATTICA

IONIA

THESSALY

MACEDONIA

THRACE

AEOLIA

Spartan Strategy:
Offensive on Land

Athenian Strategy:
Defend on Land
Offensive on Sea
Continue Foreign Trade

AEGEAN SEA

M E D I T E R R A N E A N     S E A

Cornith

Athens

Piraeus

Thermopylae

Sparta

Athenian Empire and Allies

Spartan Confederacy

Legend

AGEAN SEA BASIN

HISTORY DEPARTMENT

USMA

Frank Martini

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SCALE OF MILES

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THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR

Alliances at the Start and 

Contrasting Strategies, 481 B.C.

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a

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

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3

4

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