Thucydides Extra Credit Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Region where Brasidas led successful campaigns against Athens.
  2. 4. Site of a significant battle in which Sparta defeated Athens and its allies.
  3. 7. City on Lesbos that revolted against Athenian rule.
  4. 8. Syracusan leader who played a key role in defending against Athens.
  5. 10. The Sicilian city that successfully resisted the Athenian invasion.
  6. 13. Athenian general killed during the Sicilian Expedition.
  7. 15. Key Athenian stronghold in Thrace taken by Brasidas.
  8. 19. Decimated during the siege of Syracuse, marking a turning point in the war.
  9. 21. Colony of Corinth that revolted against Athens.
  10. 22. High ground near Syracuse critical in the fighting.
  11. 23. Internal conflict on this island symbolized the war's moral decay.
  12. 24. Athenian politician who argued for harsh punishment of Mytilene.
  13. 25. Location of an Athenian defeat in Boeotia.
  14. 26. Fortified by Athens and became the site of a major Spartan defeat.
  15. 27. City that was besieged and destroyed by the Spartans.
  16. 29. Oligarchic group that seized power in Athens during the war.
  17. 31. City that played a key role in the dispute between Athens and Sparta.
  18. 33. Athenian who opposed Cleon and argued for leniency.
  19. 34. The war between Athens and Sparta described by Thucydides.
  20. 35. Spartan commander responsible for the victory at Aegospotami.
Down
  1. 1. Island where Spartans surrendered to the Athenians.
  2. 2. Island where Athens brutally subjugated the population after their refusal to submit.
  3. 5. Spartan general sent to assist Syracuse against the Athenians.
  4. 6. Played a pivotal role in funding the Spartan navy later in the war.
  5. 9. A disastrous Athenian campaign against Syracuse in Sicily.
  6. 11. Spartan general who played a key role in the northern campaigns.
  7. 12. City-state that led the Peloponnesian League against Athens.
  8. 14. Speech given by Pericles to honor the fallen Athenians.
  9. 16. Naval battle where the Spartan fleet decisively defeated Athens.
  10. 17. Athenian leader who advocated for war and gave a famous funeral oration.
  11. 18. Athenian general who later advocated for peace with Sparta.
  12. 19. City-state that attempted to establish a new alliance against Sparta.
  13. 20. Controversial Athenian leader known for his role in the Sicilian Expedition.
  14. 21. Devastating event that struck Athens during the early years of the war.
  15. 27. A truce brokered between Athens and Sparta that temporarily halted the war.
  16. 28. Athenian general who tried to rescue the failing Sicilian Expedition.
  17. 30. Island whose conflict with Corinth contributed to the outbreak of war.
  18. 32. Athenian general who opposed the Sicilian Expedition but ultimately led it.