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Definition of Peloponnesian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Peloponnesus. "Peloponnesian War"
Definition of Peloponnesian
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
Definition of Peloponnesian
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece. ¹
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peloponnesian
Literary usage of Peloponnesian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1858)
"If Philip began to reign three years farther from the Peloponnesian war than was
supposed by Diodorus, and reigned the number of years which Diodorus has ..."
2. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest. With by William Smith (1897)
"First year of ths Peloponnesian war. The Thebans make an attempt upon ...
Third year of the Peloponnesian war. Potidea surrenders to the Athenians after a ..."
3. A History of Greece from the Earliest Times to the Death of Alexander the Great by Charles William Chadwick Oman (1901)
"THE EARLY YEARS OF THE Peloponnesian WAR DOWN TO THE DEATH OF PERICLES, ...
But great battles on shore were very rare during the Peloponnesian war, ..."
4. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1913)
"Most of the cities of the Peloponnesian league were Dorian in blood and ...
Next to Sparta, Corinth was the most powerful city in the Peloponnesian league; ..."
5. The Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1899)
"The Peloponnesian War The principle of corruption displayed itself first in the
... A general outbreak of hostilities in the Peloponnesian War was the ..."
6. Hellenic History by George Willis Botsford (1922)
"CHAPTER XVIII THE Peloponnesian WAR. To THE BEGINNING OF THE SICILIAN EXPEDITION
431-415 Causes of the war: conflicting political principles. ..."
7. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF THE Peloponnesian WAR AMONG students of Greek
history the little town of Plataea takes a large hold upon the affections. ..."
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