In medicine, ablation is the same as removal of a part of biological tissue, usually by surgery. Surface ablation of the skin (dermabrasion, also called resurfacing because it induces regeneration) can be carried out by chemicals (chemoablation), by lasers (laser ablation), or by electricity (fulguration).
The struggle for supremacy in Greece that had begun eighty years earlier with the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War had finally ended in a stalemate of exhaustion that opened the way for a new powerâ the kingdom of Macedonia. The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text.
Athens had the better navy and could strike Spartaâs allies by sea. These differences shaped the war strategy of each side. Periclesâ Funeral Oration Background: Pericles spoke to honor Athenians killed in action during the first year of the Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 B.