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The Peace of Antalcidas: Persia Divides Greece
In 387 BCE, the Persian King Artaxerxes II dictated terms that ended the Corinthian War and reshaped the Greek world. The Peace of Antalcidas, also known as the King's Peace, was a remarkable moment when Persia, led by the satrap Tiribazus and the Spartan diplomat Antalcidas, forced Athens, Sparta, and Thebes to accept a settlement that ceded the Greek cities of Ionia to Persia. This episode explores the backroom negotiations, the Spartan betrayal of their Greek allies, and how the Achaemenid Empire used diplomacy to achieve what its armies could not. We discuss the role of the Greek orator…
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