Dr. Owen Rees

As we're running through the end of the Corinthian War, we also have the Spartans take the port of Corinth.

There's real attempts to assert themselves throughout

There's a famous defeat of a Spartan Moorer in actual open battle against Peltast, the great moment where the hoplites are defeated by Peltast.

Yes, precisely that.

But this all sort of ticks away.

This conflict is constantly growing and the different Greek states are adapting and trying to push back in their different ways.

We're seeing a bit of novelty in the way they're sort of trying to engage with the Spartans militarily after having been sort of trounced on land for so long.

And then we sort of get to the next decade.

So where are we?

Sort of 380s.

And there's only one power in the Mediterranean who can end the Greeks' argument with each other, and that's the Persians.

So you get what's called the king's peace.

So there's this really interesting moment in Greek history where the traditional enemy of the Greeks has to come in and make them play nice.

I think something to always note about Greek peace treaties, however they're determined,

They're never meant to last long.

Even when they're given timeframes, like 30 years, 50 years, whatever it be, there's always this understanding they will end.

And that's a very different relationship with peace than perhaps we're used to talking about.

So it doesn't last long at all.

Conflict quickly starts to pick up before the end of the 380s.

So not even 10 years.