Peloponnesian War in Hindi: How Athens vs Sparta Destroyed the Greek Empire

Suppose you and your friend are These two are extremely important—true giants among kings Alright And you've already expanded your kingdom You've made quite an impressive impression truly remarkable And both are growing beautifully You wouldn't have any fight with him would you You two will grow together and do your best But in reality when two swords clas Living in a mansion causes problems When two people become too strong they grow equal In this video I'll tell you a story Peló-Punjin Wars This is from a very ancient era It was a massive explosion Back then they used to say this was the world war The battles that took place before the Peloponnesian War The story begins in 431 B C In those days the place known as Athens It was a city-state that was extremely powerful He incorporated several other city-states into his realm bringing the total to 150 United the city-states into a single alliance The name of this group was the Dillion League This group was like the United Nations of today That is they came together and interacted with each other This clearly explains it These city-states will all protect one another Anyone who attacked someone else if They'll all come together to try and help him In exchange they all received To operate this group Some money had to be paid for oneself Weapons their navy their ships—they had to surrender When they turned Purja green then After that there were some members of this guild along with several city-states They started to feel like hey buddy We've become so powerful in this group now No need to stay Now we can protect ourselves They felt it was also because they had been taught this It never allowed any country to drop out of the Dilean League And you must have noticed that human nature is inclined toward this at if you persuade him to do something he refuses Then I'd have to do that thing myself wouldn't I And what was Athens doing with its own power given how formidable it was Now all these countries began to feel that it was no longer a unified group This isn't just a league anymore—it's rapidly becoming an Athenian empire Alright that settles it—Deliyan League and Athens In the vast expanse of the Greig Empire there was another country that was extremely powerful And the name of that country was Sparta You've undoubtedly heard about Sparta and the Spartans One of her most famous pictures is 300— you've probably seen it Sparta also had its own grove known as The Peloponnesian League within the entire Greek empire Just as Athens was extremely wealthy so too was Sparta extremely wealthy Athens and Sparta these two cities combined their forces They had defeated the Parthians and for this reason there was friendship among these people But after that when they defeated the Pargyan people and brought them into their own ranks So they made a pact among themselves that they would not fight each other After this alliance Sparta realized wow Athens is growing rapidly He has gathered all the leaked members instantly and is now making them dance to his tune Thus the thought of Athens began to gnaw at Sparta's mind from within that vase I'm not making excuses anymore—Sparta's mind has no room for Athens' thoughts this person isn't human just some old relic If you look closely you'll see the grand scale of the fingerprints All countries ultimately act like humans Then it was also good that the spark of passion began to ignite man Firipanijan leaked once and all was revealed within it the country was there As was said regarding that person's matter the matter of those people is being discussed You're supposed to handle that with care my friend especially when dealing with Athens After that among some members of Dillon Leak And among some members of the Peloponnesian League there was some fighting And thus the Corinthians and the Spartans were drawn into fighting each other It was 431 B C and in that year King Archidamus of Sparta launched an invasion of Athens But Athens was in no way disturbed by this They remained completely unfazed because they had a highly capable navy And at the same time Athens built a large wall around its port the Piraeus He had been leaning against the wall pressing his shoulder into it And they had been told that if the Spartan king arrived with his sword and shield We'll completely surround their CT They had been taught that the Spartans couldn't sustain this kind of warfare for very long We can't hold our position here for too long They'll finally give up and leave This vajra had a two-liter capacity He was the one who made it clear that we couldn't be outmatched by the Spartans Athens' leader Pericles knew this That the Spartans don't understand these siege warfare tactics And that was absolutely true For this reason Athens's dominance had remained intact thus far But then the story changed in the year 429 B C That year the plague arrived in Athens The plague began spreading rapidly within Athens Back then that was a very large sum of money And especially for that seat which is under attack the seat of Aladi Just imagine it for a moment when the COVID wave was still ongoing How did the entire world end up in lockdown But imagine an attack on a single city-state And in that state of emergency all the plague bells have rung And from outside you've approached the seat of the state ready to launch an attack upon them And during this very time due to the same plague Pericles the leader of Athens also died As a result Athens' leadership was completely undermined Yet at the same time those outside the Spartans' vat were also That’s why those people got scared too—they feared the plague might spread beyond and reach us That's why the Spartans left that place So nothing happened that way—Stel met up but the Spartans didn't reach Athens they were defeated But the conflict between them remained minor and ongoing with occasional skirmishes continuing over the coming years In these close-fought battles Athens usually stayed ahead because its navy was extremely strong Ten years after that in the year 421 when the war had just begun At this juncture they decided that they would not fight each other for the next 50 years Thus you can see that the First Peloponnesian War began in 431 and ended in 421 Although peace had been established between Athens and Sparta their respective allied states and allies continued to fight each other throughout the duration of that peace Despite this Indirectly Sparta and Athens remained continuously involved indirect conflicts The point being made was that Athens had a very strong navy while Sparta had a very powerful army That's why they used to say Athens' navy was like a blue whale in the water And Sparta's army is as immovable as an elephant on the ground Beating the odds isn't that difficult The agreement between the two sides was that we would not fight for fifty years At that time there was a political leader from Athens here His name was Alkis Biaris He convinced his people that we must defeat Sparta The way to defeat Sparta is ours That won't be the case where we attack Sparta with Atag We launch a surprise attack on Syracuse a fellow city-state of Sparta in Sicily There is a place called Sahara Kuj in that area If we had let Sahara Koo go So we have Sahara Kooj's property deed And in the meantime Sparta will grow weaker So we indirectly do it this way They will defeat Sparta in battle These are the ones who speak Alkhi Viadis has convinced his people And convinced him of it as well because He was an excellent public speaker But many people were far from happy with his plan Because he was saying this That we are still fighting indirectly from Athens But let's take the fight somewhere else Sparta is here Athens is here He was saying that Many people were far from happy with this decision Hey where on earth is he taking this thing But because he was a good public speaker And within it there was art People who engage in curve-related activities And it even did that curve-jump thing That we should take action immediately And he even managed to secure Curvij 's approval for the entire expedition He will also become the leader of the entire military campaign But when the campaign actually began the situation turned so bad e LKBRD leader who had orchestrated everything He fled from there and now all the force is And if you're going to lead them then it has to be Nisias the man who The treaty signed when he was fifty years old had been arranged by and the person who Syracuse had been celebrated That person has now been made a leader He's now made him the leader He has no confidence in this fight So he did fight here But he wasn't achieving any particular success Nisius had always been determined to do this Attacking Syracuse wouldn't be worth the effort When he was fighting It felt like dude this is pointless But when it was time for them to retreat that day A lunar eclipse occurred there and the Nisius who was the brother was a superstitious person He was a superstitious man So he thought man if the moon eclipse has occurred He had given orders for those retreating to retreat He said we won't retreat yet we will retreat Twenty-seven days later consider the state of your army You're in such a bad state you need to get out of here fast And not just one day not just two days but up to 27 days Now this happened: their forces remained there for 27 days Constantly pressing the Sirekjin force upon them Those who were now even being supported by the Spartans They launched an attack on him And the entire campaign that was going on as much as The forces completely wiped them out And thus the Sarekujin campaign which was completely A disaster for Athens They all understood this truth about Athens The power it possesses however great it may be s their navy if they have it If Athens is given the green light in naval battles then It can be captured and this occurred in the year 405 In the 4th century BCE a Spartan king named Lysander led his navy The fleet of the Ethnian Navy Green gave it once to Athens They knew that if the Navy lost they were done Their army isn't strong enough to defend them Thus in 404 BC Athens surrendered to Sparta And thus the second Peloponnesian War began That stubborn mess had dragged on for years His end came when they said first of all That your walls are After this they stated that those in Athens who were the Dijti was the people's rule and they had Finished Sparta said that now Around 30 in Athens Taren will rule and these deities Tarents were such people Those who had an excellent relationship with Sparta That's why Sparta knew these 30 men were firmly in our grasp That's why they set up this government structure and removed democracy Dillion Leak was also eliminated along with him But the 30-tier system that Sparta implemented— He wasn't particularly successful Within just four years the people of Athens had removed them once again Although Sparta had won the Peloponnesian War But this entire assault was disastrous for the entire Greek Empire Because all the countries had been engulfed by the Almos The battle had been fierce and everyone had suffered losses Sparta was exhausted and both Sparta and Athens were severely weakened They were already economically weak and now their military strength had also declined And thus finally Alexander the Great conquered these very Greek city-states And thus the golden age of the Greek Empire came to an end marking the conclusion of their entire empire Three things about this entire Peloponnesian War strike me deeply The first thing to note is that Athens generally maintained a strong defensive position throughout the entire war Because their innate strength was so powerful there was a slight edge in Athens Sparta tried to make peace with them on two or three occasions Generally the people of Athens were not overly concerned about peace Therefore it is crucial even when you're in a strong position that if your opponent is If your joint is hurting and you feel there's not much damage to it The other thing that struck me as really interesting is the saying you've probably heard: "Your enemy's enemy is your friend " Sparta and Athens were still fighting each other at that time but before that they had been close allies and had jointly defeated the Persians Perhaps they would leave there and perhaps their navy would remain strong enough to challenge Sparta ahead Due to a critical error in that campaign the lunar eclipse ended up being so severely distorted and damaged yet belief remains an incredibly powerful force and if you possess such belief then If you'd like to read in-depth about this topic there's an excellent book I'd recommend—The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan a truly outstanding work if you're interested in reading it If so you'll find the link in the description of this video And if you're generally interested in this video you can follow my Instagram page And if you 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