Introduction

The Undeclared War was a war between Athens and other members of the Peloponnesian League from 460 to 445 BC. Pericles took the lead in shaping Athenian domestic and foreign policy for the next several decades. We will discuss his domestic policies in future episodes, but for now, we are going to focus on his foreign policies as hostilities with Persia were still in the background. The episode is brought to you by our new Patreon supporters, Francine and Sam Parker,. As well as PayPal donors, Laurent, Vermer, Niels, Guy Pen and Ben Mon.