Ancient Greece - The Peloponnese

The Peloponnese, home to the city-states of Sparta, Corinth, and Argos, along with the Ancient Olympic Games, was one of the core regions of Ancient Greece. In this video, let us explore the geography and history of this peninsula during the time of the Ancient Greeks.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
0:25 Early History & Mythologies
5:59 Seven Regions
14:08 Colonization
16:01 Tyrants
20:25 Spartan Expansion
23:25 Persian Wars
25:13 Peloponnesian Wars
29:56 Spartan Apogee & Decline
33:09 Achaean League
37:40 Roman Rule

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Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons, and the film 300 (2006)

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