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Why Athens should not have gone to war against Sparta?
Athens was overconfident and aggressive. Sparta and its allies drew a line over a dispute over Megara, and tried to get Athens to soften its position. Athens refused and war ensued.
What nation tried to build a canal in Central America but failed?
France
What was the Peloponnesian War about?
It was a war between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies - the latter tried to control the expansionary efforts of the Athenian empire. It lasted from 431 BCE to 404 BCE, when Persian financial intervention swung the war in favour of the Spartan alliance, resulting in the capture of Athens.
In Sparta or Athens did athletes participate in the olympic games?
Both of them could be in the Olympics and Sparta tried to win over Athenians all the time
What are the two greek city-states that tried to stop Philip the seconds invasion?
Thebes and Athens raised a small army to stop the invasion.
What two emperors tried to restore the roman empire?
The two emperors who tried to restore order in the Roman Empire were Diocletian and Constantine I (or the Great).
WHO WAS Most famous emperor who tried to reconquer the western roman empire?
Constantine
Who dominated Greece after the Persian Wars?
Greece was dominated by Athens after the Persian wars.
Why Athens should not have gone to war against Sparta?
Athens was overconfident and aggressive. Sparta and its allies drew a line over a dispute over Megara, and tried to get Athens to soften its position. Athens refused and war ensued.
What empire tried to conquer Athens in the 5th century BC?
The Persian empire.Note: Athens was also fighting with the Spartans, see the Pelopponnesian war.
What was the battle strategy in the Peloponnesian War?
The Spartan alliance tried to capture Athens, failed and then left a force to keep the Athenians inside their walls. The Athenian alliance raided the opposition by sea. It was finally resolved when the Persians bankrolled the Spartan alliance to build up a fleet to match Athens'. Athen lost its fleet and surrendered.
Who tried to build a fridge but failed?
ME AND YOU AND THE MONKEY TO!
How did the Athens Sparta war start?
It came to a head when Athens tried to destroy economically Megara, an ally of Sparta. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta demanded this stop, Athens refused. War ensued.
How did socrates try to help the people of Athens?
Tried to give them a new way of thinking..
Who attacked first in the Peloponnesian War?
Thebes. It tried to capture Plataia, an ally of Athens.
When was the Panama Canal build?
The French tried to build it in 1884. The u.s. built it in 1904
How did the peloponnesian War begain?
A series of disputes between Athens and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta came to a head when Athens took action against one of the League members Megara. Sparta tried to get Athens to relent, Athens refused, and war broke out.
