(OOC: Here's my first attempt at a TL with a POD this far back. I'm not very well versed with the Butterfly Effect, so you may have to bear with me. Other than that, I hope you enjoy it)
Part I: The Boeotian War
Chapter I: Initial Phases
In the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta decided to share the spoils with its allies, but kept its ideas for a large hegemony in Greece. However, the spoils of war would not keep everyone happy and by 8 PI[1] (Protytera Igemonia – Before Hegemony) the Athenians and Thebans led many cities in Attica and Boeotia in a rebellion against Spartan dominance. Spartan generals, Lysander and Pausanias led their forces to rendezvous at the Boeotian city of Haliartus. When Lysander arrived before Pausanias, he convinced the city of Orchomenus to abandon the Boeotian League and join them. He lay siege to Haliartus, but did not venture too close to the walls with his forces. A day later, Pausanias arrived and they attacked the city together, also with an extra force of Orchomenians. The Battle of Haliartus is the first Spartan victory in the war.
In the wake of the battle, both the Spartans and their opponents prepared for more serious fighting to come. In late 8 PI, Corinth entered the war as a co-belligerent with Athens and Thebes. A council was formed at Corinth to manage the affairs of this alliance. The allies then sent emissaries to a number of smaller states and received the support of many of them. Argos joins the Spartans in response to the Spartan victory.
Alarmed by these developments, the Spartans prepared to send out an army against this new alliance. They sent a messenger to Agesilaus, who was leading a campaign in Ionia against the Persians, ordering him to return to Greece. The orders were a disappointment to Agesilaus, who had looked forward to further successful campaigning in Asia, but he set out for home with his troops, crossing the Hellespont and marching west through Thrace.
There are two more Spartan victories, first in the Battle of Nemea and then in the Battle of Cos, a naval victory that otherwise established or saved Spartan dominance at sea. The Athenian and Persian navies under Conon and Pharnabazus sailed out together to attack the Spartan fleet under the inexperienced Peisander. However, much of their fleet was destroyed by a sudden storm and they were stuck near Kos. When Peisander's fleet arrived, he could use the advantage given to him by nature to win the ensuing battle, wiping out all enemy ships and learning valuable lessons in naval warfare; using the ships as effective target practice. In the battle, most Athenian sailors were killed, not including Conon, who escaped on a piece of driftwood and ending up being rescued by a separate Persian fleet. The last major Spartan victory of 7 PI was at the Battle of Coronea, where the Greek members of the Boeotian League attempted to block King Agesilaus' march back into the Peloponnese but failed.
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[1]: 395 BCE
Part I: The Boeotian War
Chapter I: Initial Phases
In the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, Sparta decided to share the spoils with its allies, but kept its ideas for a large hegemony in Greece. However, the spoils of war would not keep everyone happy and by 8 PI[1] (Protytera Igemonia – Before Hegemony) the Athenians and Thebans led many cities in Attica and Boeotia in a rebellion against Spartan dominance. Spartan generals, Lysander and Pausanias led their forces to rendezvous at the Boeotian city of Haliartus. When Lysander arrived before Pausanias, he convinced the city of Orchomenus to abandon the Boeotian League and join them. He lay siege to Haliartus, but did not venture too close to the walls with his forces. A day later, Pausanias arrived and they attacked the city together, also with an extra force of Orchomenians. The Battle of Haliartus is the first Spartan victory in the war.
In the wake of the battle, both the Spartans and their opponents prepared for more serious fighting to come. In late 8 PI, Corinth entered the war as a co-belligerent with Athens and Thebes. A council was formed at Corinth to manage the affairs of this alliance. The allies then sent emissaries to a number of smaller states and received the support of many of them. Argos joins the Spartans in response to the Spartan victory.
Alarmed by these developments, the Spartans prepared to send out an army against this new alliance. They sent a messenger to Agesilaus, who was leading a campaign in Ionia against the Persians, ordering him to return to Greece. The orders were a disappointment to Agesilaus, who had looked forward to further successful campaigning in Asia, but he set out for home with his troops, crossing the Hellespont and marching west through Thrace.
There are two more Spartan victories, first in the Battle of Nemea and then in the Battle of Cos, a naval victory that otherwise established or saved Spartan dominance at sea. The Athenian and Persian navies under Conon and Pharnabazus sailed out together to attack the Spartan fleet under the inexperienced Peisander. However, much of their fleet was destroyed by a sudden storm and they were stuck near Kos. When Peisander's fleet arrived, he could use the advantage given to him by nature to win the ensuing battle, wiping out all enemy ships and learning valuable lessons in naval warfare; using the ships as effective target practice. In the battle, most Athenian sailors were killed, not including Conon, who escaped on a piece of driftwood and ending up being rescued by a separate Persian fleet. The last major Spartan victory of 7 PI was at the Battle of Coronea, where the Greek members of the Boeotian League attempted to block King Agesilaus' march back into the Peloponnese but failed.
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[1]: 395 BCE
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