Thucydides: The Cause Of The Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War was the second major conflict between the most powerful Greek City-states Athens and Sparta. Lasting from 431-404 BC, the Peloponnesian War was considered by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, to be the greatest disturbance that had ever affected the Greeks. Thucydides was a fifth century BC Athenian historian, political philosopher and general. He is considered by many to be the “Father of scientific history” due to his strict guidelines when it came to gathering evidence and analyzing cause and effect without giving reference to the gods. Thucydides is known for his work History of the Peloponnesian War that gives an historical account of the conflict between the forces of the Athenian-led Delian League and the
All three were colonies of Corinth, a member of the Peloponnesian League. In 435 BC, the city-state of Corcyra was involved in a dispute with Epidamnos, another colony of Corinth. This conflict escalated to the point that Corinth had to become involved and had joined the side of Epidamnos. Corinthian involvement in the conflict troubled the ruler of Corcyra enough that they sent diplomats to Athens and formed a defensive alliance in 433 BC. At the Battle of Sybota, a major naval battle in 432 BC, the Corinthian fleet was defeated by the navy of Corcyra with the assistance of a small contingent of Athenians while moving to land an army on the island that Corcyra was