{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699e36ed123f974082087563/69a1dce7a9760df1fb9f9cbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Peace of Nicias – Part 1: How war exhaustion drove Greece to the brink of diplomacy","description":"Two great powers. Cities locked in rivalry. The fate of the Greek world teetered as Athens and Sparta bled each other dry, their citizens yearning for a peace that seemed ever more distant.\r\n\r\nIn the spring of ancient Greece, ambition and fear drove men to war. The Peloponnesian War erupted in four thirty-one, pitting Athens and its Delian League against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Battles raged, alliances shifted, and the land grew weary under the weight of endless conflict. By four twenty-five, neither side could claim victory. Every triumph came at a cost.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/peace-of-nicias","author_name":"The Archive Network"}