Book IV
Sixth and seventh years of the war, including major campaigns in Thrace and Sicily.
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- 01Athens seizes Pylos; Sparta sends a fleet to retake it
Athenian general Demosthenes fortifies Pylos on the Spartan coast during a strategic pause. Sparta, alarmed, sends ships to dislodge them. The Athenian defense holds, and a Spartan force is cut off on the island of Sphacteria.
- 02Spartans trapped on Sphacteria; Sparta's failed peace offer
A Spartan garrison is stranded on Sphacteria without supplies. Sparta opens peace negotiations with Athens, offering alliance in exchange for the men's return. Athens refuses. The siege grinds on, with Helots running supplies through the blockade.