were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democratic state with a strong naval-based military. Sparta was on the other hand an oligarchical state with a disciplined land army. After the Persian Wars‚ Athens became more powerful‚ and the fear of Athenian dominance would spark the Peloponnesian Wars. However this thirst for power along with poor leadership would be the downfall of Athens. Sparta was the dominant force in the Hellenic world for a long time. With Athenian power growing quickly‚ Sparta felt
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Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe the peloponnesian war evolved because of Athenian support
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Athens Caused the Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War‚ a war that has been dragged on for many years yet‚ the war has no true origin of what exactly started the war. “The war started‚” according to Thucydides‚ “because of the growth of Athens alarmed Sparta” (Hunt 100). Although‚ Sparta was the first to attack; Athens contributed the cause for the attack from Sparta. Athens is the one to blame for the Peloponnesian War due to the fact that Athens was growing in power which scared Sparta and Athens
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Also‚ the Sparta and Athens were similar because during the second Persian War‚ the two worked together to defeat a common enemy. The Sparta and Athens were different because the Sparta were ruled by two kings‚ until they either died or were forced out of office. On the other hand‚ Athens were ruled by archons who were normally elected annually. The Persian Wars took place from 490 BC to 489 BC.
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Sparta wanted all of their members to be strong‚ educated‚ and able to fend for themselves. When considering the women of Sparta‚ one should associate these traits to them as well. Life in Sparta was better for women compared to life in Athens because the women had more freedom‚ had a better education‚ and had more respect in Sparta. Spartan women were seen as the ones to make the citizens’ lives better by taking care of the home‚ family‚ and city-states power. The Spartan females certainly had
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Origin In 480‚ the Persian king Xerxes invaded Greece‚ defeated his enemies at Artemisium and Thermopylae‚ and sacked Athens. Although his navy was severely damaged in the naval battle ofSalamis‚ it was obvious that the Persians were the strongest. So‚ the great king recalled many troops. This gave the Greeks the breathing space they needed‚ and they defeated Xerxes’ right-hand man Mardonius at Plataea. More or less at the same time‚ a Greek expeditionary force attacked the remains of the Persian
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the reasons for Thebes’ short hegemony (371-362 BC) into external factors including the weakening of Athens after the Peloponnesian war and the growing irrelevance of Sparta as a result of population decline and the inconclusive Corinthian
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Around 492 B.C.E. Persia was the most powerful empire in the Mediterranean. They sought revenge towards the Greeks‚ which caused King Darius to send demands to Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these
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During 490-479 BC‚ the Delian League‚ with Athens as their leader‚ fought a desperate war against the world’s strongest power at the time‚ the Persian Empire. With the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC‚ in which the Athenian navy played a crucial role‚ the League checked the Persian invasion into the Greek mainland. After the war‚ Athens expanded its authority over the Delian League city states and turned the League into its empire‚ reducing them to its subjects. Athens imposed the use of Athenian coins‚ weights
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his revenge. The first invasion of Greece was in the plains of Marathon near Athens‚ a great and scholared city at the time. The Athenian army had 11‚000 solders while the Persians had 15‚000. With good weapons and clever leaders‚ the Greeks were able to win the battle of marathon. Ten years later‚ Darius’ son Xeroxes carried on his father’s plans to take on Greece after his death. This time‚ the powerful army of Sparta joined with the Athenians. The Athenians sent their navy to attack the Persians
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