Statistics for The Peloponnesian War

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Prominent city-state and naval power, capital of modern Greece	Athens	99%
Powerful city-state said to produce the finest soldiers in Greece	Sparta	99%
Form of government that originated in the above, "rule by the people"	Democracy	93%
Form of government supported and promoted by the above, "rule by the few"	Oligarchy	72%
Statesman who ushered the "Golden Age" of his city	Pericles	71%
Alliance led by the above, initially formed to counter persian agression	Delian League	70%
Confederation with the above as hegemon	Peloponnesian League	66%
World-renowned monument erected on the initiative of the above	Parthenon	57%
Resulted in the deaths of over thirty thousand citizens including the city's leader	Plague of Athens	50%
Primary source for the events, dubbed the father of "scientific history" and political realism	Thucydides	42%
Island with several greek colonies which hosted an "Expedition"	Sicily	37%
Controversial politician and general whose allegiance often switched	Alcibiades	29%
Massive fortifications which connected the port of Piraeus to the city centre	Long Walls	28%
Truce that marked the end of the first half of the war	Peace of Nicias	24%
Famous speech that he delivered at the end of the first year of the war	Pericles' Funeral Oration	24%
Doric colony which would become a powerful city-state of its own	Syracuse	24%
King who gave his name to the first phase of the war	Archidamus II	23%
Skilful admiral whose strategic decisions brought victory to his side	Lysander	23%
City in Macedonia which featured a battle where Socrates allegedly fought	Amphipolis	18%
Final major battle of the war	Battle of Aegospotami	9%