Peloponnesian
Southern Greek peninsula
Peloponnesian refers to the Peloponnese, the large peninsula forming the southern part of mainland Greece.
The term appears most often in the Peloponnesian War, the conflict between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BCE) that reshaped the ancient Greek world.
As a noun, a Peloponnesian is someone from the region.
Greek historiographer, fifth-century BCE
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- AthensGreece's capital city
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
hoplite · phalanx · Pericles · plague · naval · blockade · Corinth · Thebes
Land almost encircled by water
Greek region containing Athens
- democracyRule by the people
- PericlesFifth-century Athenian statesman
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
Piraeus · trireme · navy · tribute · Thucydides · Aspasia · empire · silver
Thucydides
Greek historiographer, fifth-century BCE
trireme · hoplite · phalanx · Pericles · plague · naval · blockade · Corinth · Thebes · Argos
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
Attica
Greek region containing Athens
- democracyRule by the people
- PericlesFifth-century Athenian statesman
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
Parthenon · Piraeus · trireme · navy · tribute · Thucydides · Aspasia · empire · silver
Lacedaemon
Ancient Greek city-state
hoplites · laconic · krypteia · Helen · Leonidas · military · austerity · Dorian
Hellenic
Of Greek origin
Agamemnon · Homer · Iliad · archaeology · ruins · temples · Olympia · Mycenae · Nestor
- Greek demonymsAthenian, Corinthian, Theban, Cretan, Cypriot
- Ancient OlympiaOlympia, Temple of Zeus, stadium, Olympic Games, Zeus
- Greek genealogyfamily tree, lineage, bloodline, ancestry, heritage
PeloponnesianAthenian
Ancient Greek city-dweller
Macedonian · Thracian · Aegean · Ionian · insular
- Peloponnesian WarFifth-century BCE Greek conflict