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The Thirty Years' Peace was a treaty signed between the ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in 446/445 BC. The treaty brought an end to the conflict commonly known as the First Peloponnesian War , which had been raging since c. 460 BC.
Arthur Gish. Art Gish, describing his iconic confrontation with an Israeli tank in the documentary film "Old Radicals". Arthur G. Gish (August 15, 1939 – July 28, 2010) was an American peace activist, preacher, writer and public speaker. [1] He was known for his opposition to a number of conflicts, ranging from the Vietnam War to the Iraq War.
Aegina was refounded by Lysander in 405 with the defeat of Athens and returned to the League. [62] [67] Troezen left the League to Athens in 457, but rejoined following the Thirty Years' Peace. [66] It remained loyal to Sparta until 366. [68] Hermione left the League to Athens c.450, but rejoined following the Thirty Years' Peace.
The feeling of insecurity in the aftermath of the partial defeat led Athens to pre-emptively dismantle the walls around its tributary of Potidaea, beginning the so-called Potidaean Affair. [26] The resultant rebellion and battle saw direct violations of the Thirty Years' Peace from both sides.
The Athens Lunatic Asylum, now a mixed-use development known as The Ridges [2], was a Kirkbride Plan mental hospital operated in Athens, Ohio, from 1874 until 1993.During its operation, the hospital provided services to a variety of patients including Civil War veterans, children, and those declared mentally unwell.
The arrangement between Sparta and Athens was ratified by the "Thirty Years' Peace" (winter of 446–445 BC). According to this treaty, Megara was returned to the Peloponnesian League, Troezen and Achaea became independent, Aegina was to be a tributary to Athens but autonomous, and disputes were to be settled by arbitration. Each party agreed ...
Pythion of Megara (died c. 446 BC) was a citizen of Megara who was commemorated for his courage in battle and for saving three Athenian tribes from death. His existence is known from an inscription on a commemorative stele found in the grave area outside the Acharnian Gate in Classical Athens. Pythion's actions are significant within the ...
The Megarian Decree was a set of economic sanctions levied upon Megara c. 432 BC by the Athenian Empire shortly before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. This move is considered one of the first uses of economics as a foreign policy tool. [1] The decree addressed the Megarians' supposed trespass on land sacred to Demeter known as the Hiera ...