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The civil war at Epidamnus brought Athens into direct conflict with what important Spartan ally? 282-83
Corinth
By 440 BCE, what were the only three allies in the Delian League who were still contributing ships instead of tribute? 281
Samos, Lesbos, Chios
Where is Epidamnus? 282 [and inside cover]
Extreme northwest Greece
What Greek writer is the chief source for information on the Peloponnesian War? 277
Thucydides
What naval power allied with Athens as part of the civil war in Epidamnus? 282
Corcyra
What advantage did the Spartans have over the Athenians at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War? 288
More and better infantry
What city did the Athenians besiege from 432 to 430 BCE? 286
Potidaea
What did the Athenians order the Potidaeans to do in 433-432 BCE? 283
Tear down their seaward walls and give up hostages
What did the Athenians forbid in a decree against Megara in 432 BCE? 286
They forbade Megarians access to any allied ports
What strategic Athenian colony was founded in Thrace in 437 BCE? 281
Amphipolis
Starting in the 450's, the Athenians started to get involved in what region outside of the Aegean Sea? 279-80
Italy and Sicily
What Spartan ally convinced the Spartan assembly that Athens had violated the peace agreement? 286
Corinth
What was the anomalous status of Potidaea? 283
It was a Corinthian colony, but an Athenian ally
What advantage did the Athenians have over the Spartans at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War? 288
More money and ships
What would the Athenians have to do in order to achieve victory in the Peloponnesian War? 288
Achieve a stalemate