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# 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.
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. @t[=421 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Date: 421 BCE
- Date: 421 BCE @t[=421 BCE]
- Parties: Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies)
- Context: Ended the Archidamian War (431–421 BCE), first phase of the Peloponnesian War
- Context: Ended the Archidamian War (431–421 BCE), first phase of the Peloponnesian War @t[431 BCE..421 BCE]
- Duration: Nominally 50 years; effectively ~6 years
## Terms
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- 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]
- The Sicilian Expedition (415–413 BCE) effectively ended any pretense of peace @t[415 BCE..413 BCE] [^2]
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[^1]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 5.18–19