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Pericles was the first main leader and made Athens last longer with the idea of building the long wall.
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Pericles speech gave the people the will to stay strong and abolish the want to conquer, which made Athens more fortified and last longer up until Pericles's death.
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The plague killed many of the Athenians, including Pericles. He was the main reason that Athens survived for as long as it has up to this point. After the plague takes Pericles, Athens began going downhill as it starts to put demagogues in charge.
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This action makes way for the most important Athenian battle during the war because Athens won. Cleon was in charge of leading the military. Therefore, this was Cleon's first break through to continue to aggressively lead the military to victory.
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The annual invasions by Sparta would end, and the Delian League fleet could sail throughout the Aegean unmolested.
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The island Melos is enslaved by the Athenians demonstrating to the other poleis that nothing will stand in the Athenians way of victory in the war.
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This expedition marked the turning point in the war towards the Spartan side because the Athenians lost their naval power.
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Persia's involvement was important because they made the War linger out, weakened the Greeks, and kept them occupied.
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This battle effectively ended the war, since Athens could not import grain or communicate with its empire without control of the sea.
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The Peloponnesian War weakened both sides in the end, making Greece a less strong force, and ultimately led to being conquered by Macedonia.
