Peace of Antalcidas secured from "summary" of The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
The Peace of Antalcidas, as it is now known, was a significant event that took place during the Peloponnesian War. It was a peace treaty that was brokered by the Persian King Artaxerxes II, and it had far-reaching consequences for the Greek city-states involved in the conflict. The peace treaty was named after the Spartan general Antalcidas, who played a key role in negotiating the terms of the agreement. Under the terms of the peace treaty, all of the Greek city-states were required to abide by certain conditions set forth by the Persian King. These conditions included the recognition of Persian control over the Greek city-states, as well as the return of certain territories to the Persian E...
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