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GCSE History · key term
The countryside and territory surrounding the city of Athens.
Used by OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Pericles' Strategy and the Archidamian WarSparta could invade Attica, the territory surrounding Athens, with a powerful land army. Athens’ greatest advantage was its fleet and its access to supplies by sea.
Assess the strategy against its aims: preserving Athens’ army, maintaining supplies and using naval strength. Destruction in Attica did not by itself mean the strategy had failed.
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