Peloponnesian

British  

/ ˌpɛləpəˈniːʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Peloponnese or its inhabitants

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Example Sentences

While Herodotus suggests the workings of fate in the earlier Persian Wars by reporting multiple opinions, Thucydides, likely influenced by Sophist philosophy, stages Athens’s inner conflict during the Peloponnesian War through imaginary dialogues.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Incorrigibles were excited to learn she was a history teacher and bombarded her with questions: Was it true that plague had determined the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

From Literature

But just as optimism has its dark side, the Peloponnesian War was not without its bright spots, at least in terms of literature.

From Literature

The author begins his survey in 432 B.C., with Sparta and Athens on the cusp of the Peloponnesian War.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovered in a rather remote seaside region of the Peloponnesian peninsula, rather than an established Greek artistic center, the Pylos Combat Agate might have been made in Crete, a prominent trading partner.

From Los Angeles Times