The Periclean Strategy, conceived by the Athenian leader Pericles, aimed for victory in the Peloponnesian War using two core principles. First: reject appeasement (like the Megarian Decree) to maintain authority. Second: avoid overextension by focusing on naval supremacy and defending the empire, rather than costly land expeditions. Pericles sought to exhaust the enemy and preserve the status quo. His colleagues failed to follow this plan after his death, leading to Athens' eventual downfall. #PericleanStrategy #AncientWarfare #HistoryShorts #Craig #Pericles #PeloponnesianWar #AncientGreece #Sparta #AthenianEmpire #MilitaryStrategy #HistoricalStrategy #AncientHistory #MilitaryDoctrine #HistoryFacts