Peace Of Nicias (421-414 BC)

Question 1

Peace of Nicias

Answer 1

421-414 BC

Question 2

What did Thucydides document as the conditions of the Peace of Nicias?

Answer 2

Last 50 years, Athens and allies and Sparta and allies not to attack one another, Athens would return some of their gains, as would the Spartans, and all allies should agree to the peace

Question 3

Issues with the Peace of Nicias

Answer 3

All spartas allies refused to accept
Athens doesn’t give up Pylos hostages as doesnt receive Amphipolis
Sparta makes alliance with Boeotia to get panactum(important trade fort) but not allowed to by terms of this peace
All allies opposed to this really

Question 4

418 - Battle of Mantinea

Answer 4

Battle of Mantinea 418
Massively important - resulted from Alcibiades’ interference with the Athenian assembly, insisting on the inscription on a pillar saying that the Spartans did not uphold their oaths, and resulted in the near immediate action by the Spartans (Alcibiades ‘opposed the peace at first’ causing Athens to eventually join a ‘peace with the Argives’ beginning issues between states)

Question 5

418

Answer 5

Battle of Mantinea