Corinth: The Third City That Forged the Peloponnesian War

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Corinth: The Third City That Forged the Peloponnesian War

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Athens and Sparta dominate the story of ancient Greece, but the Peloponnesian War might never have happened without Corinth. This episode explores how Corinth, a wealthy trading city and naval power in its own right, pushed Sparta into war with Athens in 431 BCE. We examine Corinth's role in the Potidaean affair and the Megarian Decree, the speeches Corinthian envoys delivered at Sparta in 432 BCE, and how Corinthian triremes fought at Sybota and Salamis. We also look at Corinth's key figure in the war—the general Brasidas, though he was Spartan, Corinth supplied ships and funds—and the aftermath when Corinth later turned against Sparta in the Corinthian War. The episode highlights Corinth's unique political system, its colonies like Syracuse and Corcyra, and its massive influence on Greek history that textbooks often skip. #Corinth #PeloponnesianWar #AncientGreece #CorinthianWar #Brasidas #Sybota #Potidaea #MegarianDecree #Sparta #Athens #Thucydides #Corcyra #Trireme #GreekHistory #ClassicalGreece #PeloponnesianLeague #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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