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# Peace of Nicias

# Peace of Nicias

## Overview
The Peace of Nicias (421 BCE) was a treaty intended to end the first phase of the Peloponnesian War (the Archidamian War) between Athens and Sparta. It was supposed to last 50 years but effectively collapsed within a few years.

## Key Facts
- Date: 421 BCE
- Parties: Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies)
- Context: Ended the Archidamian War (431–421 BCE), first phase of the Peloponnesian War
- Duration: Nominally 50 years; effectively ~6 years

## Terms
- Return of prisoners and captured territories
- Mutual non-aggression for 50 years
- Disputes to be settled by arbitration [^1]

## Failure
- Key Spartan allies (Corinth, Boeotia) refused to sign
- Neither side fully implemented the terms
- Alcibiades undermined the peace by forming an anti-Spartan alliance
- The Sicilian Expedition (415–413 BCE) effectively ended any pretense of peace [^2]

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[^1]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 5.18–19
[^2]: Kagan, D. *The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition* (Cornell, 1981)
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> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
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> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
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> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
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> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 421 BCE" - what is the source?
> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 21: "Key Spartan allies (Corinth, Boeotia) refused to sign" - what is the source?
> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2].
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> Still accurate. Kagan (1981) remains a standard reference. The underlying historical facts are well-established.