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091 Attrition and Plague

The History of Ancient Greece

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Introduction

The Peloponnesian League declared war on Athens in the summer of 432 BC. War hostilities officially began in March 431 BC, though it wasn't launched by a Spartan attack on Attica. Thebans attacked and took the city of Plataea unexpectedly with the goal of forcing them to join the Boisha League. Mongols, Mamluks, Crusaders, and even Nablyon will all make a play through the lands of the Nile.

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