JCC: The Peloponnesian War, 431 BC
The Peloponnesian War
For centuries, the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta have gone through phases of waging war on one another and building peace. After the end of the Persian Wars, the once-allied duo Athens and Persia immediately became fierce rivals. Athens and Sparta have grown increasingly hostile, each fearing the other’s expanding power. In 431 BC, tensions finally erupt into open war. This war has already destroyed land, hundreds of ships, and cost billions of dollars. Each force continuously keeps the other at bay, but at the expense of morale and men. The two largest city-states in the world endlessly clash across the continent in the greatest war known to man. The fate of Greece lies in the hands of those who win this war.
JCC: Athens
Athens commands the Delian League and possesses the strongest navy in Greece, allowing it to protect its empire and strike across the Aegean. Sparta, however, leads the Peloponnesian League and possesses the dominant land army. With Spartan armies threatening Attica and Athens relying on its walls and fleet, Athenian leaders must determine how to preserve their empire and survive the conflict that now threatens all of Greece.
JCC: Sparta
The growth of Athens’ wealth, empire, and naval power has threatened Sparta’s influence across Greece. Sparta, commanding the Peloponnesian League, possesses the most formidable land army in the Greek world, while Athens dominates the seas. As diplomacy collapses and war begins, Spartan armies invade Attica, seeking to force Athens into submission, while the Athenian fleet strikes against Spartan interests. As the conflict spreads across Greece, Spartan leaders must decide how to break Athenian power and protect the independence and influence of Sparta and its allies.