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