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title: Peloponnese
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# Peloponnese

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

The Peloponnese is a large peninsula linked to the northern territory of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) by the Isthmus of [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/). To the west of the Peloponnese is the Ionian sea while to the east is the [Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/aegean/) Sea. The terrain is typified by high limestone mountains, narrow coastal plains, and natural rocky harbours. The area contained several [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) important in antiquity such as [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/), [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/), Megalopolis, [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), Ellis, Messene, and Corinth. The region also contains the important ancient religious sites of [Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympia/), [Epidaurus](https://www.worldhistory.org/epidaurus/), [Isthmia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Isthmia/), and [Nemea](https://www.worldhistory.org/nemea/) which regularly hosted [Pan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pan/)-[Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) sporting games, notably the [Olympic Games](https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympic_Games/).

### The [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/)

Inhabited since prehistoric times, the name Peloponnese (in [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) *Peloponessos*, a term first used in the [Archaic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaic_Period/)) means 'island of [Pelops](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pelops/)' and derives from the mythical king Pelops who was thought to have unified the region. The coastal plains were exploited for agricultural production which allowed the growth of major [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Age settlements such as Mycenae, Argos, and [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/) on the plain of Argos, Sparta on the Laconian plain, and Messene in the southwest. The [Mycenaean civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) is noted for its expansion throughout the Aegean, its [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) and [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/), its fine [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) artwork, and as the origin of such famous stories as the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/). The [civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/civilization/) collapsed sometime in the 12th century BCE perhaps due to natural disaster, over-population, internal social and political unrest, invasion from foreign tribes, or a combination of all or several of these factors.

### [Archaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Archaic/) & Classical Periods

In the Archaic and Classical period Corinth, in particular, was ideally located to control lucrative land and sea [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) routes connecting Greece with the wider [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/). Many of the cities of the Peloponnese fought in the [Persian Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Wars/) of the early 5th century BCE and some formed a loose alliance for the purposes of military action known as the [Peloponnesian League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_League/) (c. 505 BCE - 365 BCE). The Greeks actually referred to this alliance as 'the Lacedaemonians and their allies' after their lead [city-state](https://www.worldhistory.org/Polis/) Sparta. Relations were not always peaceful between the members but they did effectively combine for major conflicts, notably in the Peloponnesian [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of 431-404 BCE against [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) and its allies.

Ever the regional trouble-maker, Corinth formed an alliance with Argos, Boeotia, [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), and Athens to fight Sparta in the Corinthian Wars of 395-386 BCE. The conflict was largely fought at sea and was lost by the Corinthians. Sparta would, in turn, lose regional dominance in their disastrous defeat to Thebes at the [Battle of Leuctra](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Leuctra/) in 371 BCE. Even worse for the region, in 338 BCE Philip of Macedonia defeated the Greek allied forces of Athens, Thebes and Corinth in the [Battle of Chaeronea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Chaeronea/). There then followed an unstable period when the region was governed by a succession of [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) kings.

[ ![Temple of Apollo, Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/r/p/750x750/533.jpg?v=1748751727) Temple of Apollo, Corinth Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) ](https://www.worldhistory.org/image/533/temple-of-apollo-corinth/ "Temple of Apollo, Corinth")### Hellenistic & [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Periods

The [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/) (also known as the Achaean Confederacy) was a federation of 12 states in the north-east of the Peloponnese, which originally formed in the 5th century BCE. Initially allies of Athens, the League came under Spartan control. In the 3rd century BCE the League expanded its territorial control, even subduing Sparta, and by the end of the century became an ally of [Macedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/macedon/). In the 2nd century BCE the Achaeans stood against Macedonia and signed a treaty of alliance with [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).

In the mid-2nd century BCE Rome, tired of the region's internal disputes and provocations, destroyed Corinth (146 BCE) and the Peloponnese became, along with northern Greece, the Roman province of Achaea. Patrae (modern Patras), which could control trade routes via the western entrance to the Corinthian Gulf, became an important Roman *colonia*. Gythium and Methone were other important cities in this period as they were conveniently located along east-west sea-routes.

Corinth regained some of its former status when [Julius Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Julius_Caesar/) founded his colony at the site in 44 BCE. The city became an important administrative and trade centre, and, following St. [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/)'s visit between 51 and 52 CE, Corinth became the centre of [early Christianity](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1205/early-christianity/) in Greece. Corinth, and the Peloponnese in general, fell into decline when the Germanic Heruli and [Alaric](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alaric/) tribes attacked the region in 267 CE and 396 CE.

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored definition has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## Bibliography

- Bagnall, R.S. et al. *The Encyclopedia of Ancient History.* Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
- [Hornblower, S. *The Oxford Classical Dictionary.* Oxford University Press, 2012.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0199545561/)
- [Kinzl (ed) et al. *A Companion to the Classical Greek World.* Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1444334123/)

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Timeline

- **6000 BCE - 5000 BCE**: First inhabitation of the Nemean valley.
- **c. 5000 BCE**: Earliest [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) finds in the [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) area.
- **c. 3000 BCE**: First settlement at [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/).
- **3000 BCE - 2000 BCE**: First inhabitation of [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/) area.
- **c. 2100 BCE**: First evidence of building structures at [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/).
- **2000 BCE**: Early Greeks settle the [Peloponnese](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnese/).
- **c. 1600 BCE**: First construction stages of the [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/) citadel.
- **c. 1550 BCE**: [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) masks (including that of '[Agamemnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agamemnon/)') made at [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/).
- **c. 1500 BCE - c. 1400 BCE**: First [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) structure and Treasury of [Atreus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Atreus/) [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) built at [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/).
- **c. 1500 BCE - 1200 BCE**: [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/) at its peak of influence.
- **c. 1500 BCE - c. 1200 BCE**: The [Linear B script](https://www.worldhistory.org/Linear_B_Script/) of the [Mycenaean civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) is in use.
- **c. 1450 BCE**: Mycenaen influence extended to [Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/), [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/).
- **1400 BCE - 1300 BCE**: [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/) at [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/).
- **1400 BCE - 1300 BCE**: [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) fortifications, palaces and tombs constructed at [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **1400 BCE - 1100 BCE**: [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) in the [Cyclades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyclades/) is increasingly influenced by the [Mycenaean civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) of mainland [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).
- **c. 1300 BCE**: First [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) destroyed at [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/) and repaired, Lion Gate added and fortifications extended.
- **1300 BCE - 1200 BCE**: [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/) is at the height of its importance.
- **c. 1200 BCE**: [Earthquake](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/earthquake/) severely damages [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/).
- **c. 1200 BCE**: Second [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) destroyed at [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/), [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) begins to decline.
- **1200 BCE - 1100 BCE**: [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) takes over from [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/) as most important regional power in the Argolid.
- **c. 900 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) is founded.
- **c. 700 BCE**: Corinthians adopt the [trireme](https://www.worldhistory.org/trireme/) from the [Phoenicians](https://www.worldhistory.org/phoenicia/).
- **c. 700 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) and [Paros](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paros/) hold the first documented musical competitions in [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).
- **700 BCE - 600 BCE**: King Phiedon leads [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) to its greatest expansion.
- **c. 657 BCE - 585 BCE**: The Kypselidai are tyrants of [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **c. 650 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) crushes Messenian revolt.
- **c. 627 BCE - c. 587 BCE**: [Periander](https://www.worldhistory.org/Periander/) is tyrant at [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **c. 625 BCE**: [Black-figure pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/Black_Figure_Pottery/) created in [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **c. 600 BCE - 700 BCE**: [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/) becomes a cult centre for the worship of [Hera](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hera/), [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/), and [Herakles](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/).
- **585 BCE**: An oligarchy of 80 takes power at [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **580 BCE**: First athletic games at [Isthmia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Isthmia/).
- **c. 580 BCE**: The kouroi of [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/), thought to represent Cleobis & Biton, are sculpted.
- **573 BCE**: First athletic games at [Nemea](https://www.worldhistory.org/nemea/) in honour of [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/).
- **c. 550 BCE**: The [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) is constructed at [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **c. 550 BCE - c. 366 BCE**: [Peloponnesian League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_League/) alliance between [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/), Elis and [Tegea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tegea/) which establishes Spartan hegemony over the [Peloponnese](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnese/).
- **c. 545 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) takes control of Thyrea from [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **494 BCE - 493 BCE**: Spartan forces under Cleomenes I attack the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **494 BCE - 493 BCE**: [Telesilla of Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Telesilla_of_Argos/) defends her [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) against the Spartan forces with an army of [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/).
- **c. 490 BCE**: [Leonidas](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Leonidas/) beomes one of [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/)'s two kings.
- **478 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) withdraws from alliance against [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/).
- **c. 468 BCE**: [Tiryns](https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/) is destroyed by the Argeians.
- **468 BCE**: Argeians destroy citadel of [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/).
- **460 BCE - 445 BCE**: First [Peloponnesian War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/).
- **451 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) and [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) sign a peace treaty which endures for the next 30 years.
- **432 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) declares that [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) has broken the Thirty Year Peace and prepares for [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/).
- **431 BCE - 404 BCE**: The 2nd [Peloponnesian War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/) between [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) and [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) (the [Delian League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Delian_League/) and the [Peloponnesian League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_League/)) which involved all of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).
- **431 BCE - 404 BCE**: [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) sides with [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) against [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) in the [Peloponnesian War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/).
- **429 BCE**: Peloponnesian forces led by [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) begin the siege of [Plataea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Plataea/).
- **425 BCE**: [Pylos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pylos/) campaign, under Cleon and [Demosthenes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Demosthenes/)' command [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) defeats [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) at Pylos.
- **424 BCE**: Spartan general [Brasidas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Brasidas/) takes [Amphipolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amphipolis/), [Thucydides](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thucydides/) failed to prevent this and is exiled.
- **424 BCE**: A force of Athenian peltasts defeat Spartan hoplites on Sphaktria in the [Peloponnese](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnese/).
- **418 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), led by Agis II, defeats [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) and her allies at the [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Mantinaea.
- **415 BCE - 330 BCE**: Nemean Games relocated to [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **412 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) allies with [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/).
- **410 BCE**: [Alcibiades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/) leads the Athenian fleet to victory over [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) at Cyzicus.
- **404 BCE**: End of the [Peloponnesian war](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/), [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) defeated By [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) at Aigospotamoi, Rule of [the Thirty Tyrants](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Thirty_Tyrants/) in Athens.
- **395 BCE - 386 BCE**: The Corinthian Wars between [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) and an alliance of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/), [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/), Boeotia and [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/).
- **390 BCE**: Athenian leader Iphikrates employs peltasts to defeat Spartan hoplites at Lechaion near [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **382 BCE - 379 BCE**: [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) establishes a garrison at [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/).
- **375 BCE**: [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) defeats [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Tegyra.
- **371 BCE**: [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), led by [Epaminondas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Epaminondas/), defeats [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) in the [Battle of Leuctra](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Leuctra/).
- **362 BCE**: Indecisive [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Matinea where [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) fought against [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) and [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/). Theban general [Epaminondas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Epaminondas/) is killed.
- **338 BCE**: Philip of Macedonia defeats the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) allied forces of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) and [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) in the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Chaironeia.
- **330 BCE**: Athletic Games return from [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/) to [Nemea](https://www.worldhistory.org/nemea/).
- **c. 330 BCE**: [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) built at [Nemea](https://www.worldhistory.org/nemea/).
- **c. 330 BCE - c. 300 BCE**: Extensive building programme at [Nemea](https://www.worldhistory.org/nemea/) funded by the Macedonians.
- **c. 280 BCE**: Founding of the [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/) in the [Peloponnese](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnese/) of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).
- **269 BCE**: Nemean Games definitively moved to [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **243 BCE**: [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) joins the Archaean League.
- **235 BCE**: Megelopolis joins the [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/).
- **225 BCE**: Macedonians bring an army across the Isthmus to face another Achaian force trying to take [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **222 BCE**: The [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/) and [Antigonos](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Antigonos/) III of [Macedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/macedon/) defeat [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/) at Sellasia.
- **c. 191 BCE**: The [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/) signs a treaty of alliance with [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).
- **146 BCE**: [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) sacks [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) and dissolves the [Achaean league](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/). [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) is ruled by Rome.
- **146 BCE**: Open [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) breaks out between [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) and the [Achaean League](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaean_League/).
- **44 BCE**: [Julius Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Julius_Caesar/) founds the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) colony of [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/).
- **67 CE**: Under [Nero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nero/) excavation of the [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) Canal begins but is abandoned after three months.
- **267 CE**: The [Goths](https://www.worldhistory.org/Goths/) sack [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/), [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), and [Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/argos/).
- **393 CE**: [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) Theodosius definitively ends all pagan Games in [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).
- **c. 396 CE**: [Corinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/corinth/) burned by the [Visigoths](https://www.worldhistory.org/visigoth/) under [Alaric](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alaric/).

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