OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
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Revise: Pericles' Strategy and the Archidamian WarWar broke out between Athens and Sparta and their allies in 431 BC, beginning the Archidamian War. Pericles, Athens’ leading politician and an elected general, faced a difficult military problem. Sparta could invade Attica, the territory surrounding Athens, with a powerful land army.