Their lengthy period of strife reshaped the balance of power in the ancient Greek world, and led to the downfall of the Athenian empire. The Peloponnesian War, on the other hand, centred on the conflict between two Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta. others led to the rise of the Athenian Empire and Alexander the Great would later set out on his conquest as a Greek war of revenge against the Persians. They contributed to the self-definition of Greeks vs. Culminating in the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, the Persian Wars and their commemoration loomed large in Greek history and culture for many centuries. The history of the Classical fifth century BC was dominated by two wars: the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War. This module allows you to examine ancient Greek warfare from a range of different sources and angles (military, political, social, economic, cultural, and religious), to work with written and material evidence from the Classical Greek period in particular, and to assess the preliminaries, events, and conclusions of major wars, as well as studying the wider impact of warfare on ancient Greek society. Module overview Aims and Objectives Syllabus Learning and Teaching Assessment Module overviewįrom the legendary tales of the Trojan War up to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great, warfare played a central role in ancient Greek history and society.
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