Decree of Aristoteles
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The Decree of Aristoteles is an inscribed treaty dating to 377BC. It describes the formation of the Second Athenian Confederacy, a league set up in response to the increasingly aggressive and dominant behaviour of Sparta
towards other Greek states in the decades preceding this.
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
towards other Greek states in the decades preceding this.