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Question 73

Which date range conventionally marks the Peloponnesian War?

  1. 499–494 BCE
  2. 431–404 BCECorrect answer
  3. 336–323 BCE
  4. 415–413 BCE

Explanation

The conflict conventionally begins with the outbreak of war between the rival Greek blocs in 431 BCE and ends with Athens's defeat in 404 BCE. A range centered on Alexander belongs to a later Macedonian era, not this war.

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