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they did not have one Sparta eventually built a navy in the latter phase of their war with Athens, but they handled it badly, and the superior seamanship of the Athenian navy resulted in the humiliating loss of several sea battles. The Spartan king Lysander conquered Athens by using the Spartan navy in a different way, with an amphibious attack on Athens.
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Did Athens or Sparta have a strong navy?
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
Was Sparta an army or navy?
main army city in Greece
Who won the pelopennesian war?
The Spartans won. the Greeks had the Navy, but Sparta had the stronger army.
Why did Athens avoid fighting on land and what did they rely on to fight Sparta?
Athens avoided fighting on land during the Peloponnesian War because they lacked a strong land army compared to their rival, Sparta. Instead, Athens relied on their powerful navy to maintain control of the sea, protect their trade routes, and launch naval attacks on Spartan territories. They also relied on alliances with other city-states and their strong fortifications, such as the Long Walls, to defend their city.
What are the strengths of Sparta?
They were very good at land warfare and discipline.
Did Athens or Sparta have a strong navy?
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
What are the strength and weaknesses of Sparta?
Sparta - its army. Athens - its navy.
Who had the superior army and navy between Athens and Sparta?
A navy is not on land, so neither had the best navy.
Did Sparta believe in having a strong navy?
When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Was Sparta military better than Athens?
Athens was a democracy and had more liberal (for that time) thinking and had good navy. Sparta was a oligarchy was more conservative and militaristic and had great army. In the war between them (Peloponnesian war), Sparta won.
Who had a stronger navy Athens or Sparta?
athens
Did Sparta believe in a strong navy?
When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Why it was hard for Sparta to win a decisive victory without a strong navy?
because Sparta didn't have things that Athens had like, most of it was grain came from the lands surrounding the black sea so the Sparta had built its own strong navy.
Was Sparta an army or navy?
main army city in Greece
Which Greek city-state had a powerful navy?
This varied from time to time. In the 5th Century BCE Athens built a powerful one which dominated for 80 years until the Persians subsidised a competing one for the Peloponnesian League which destroyed the Athenian fleet.
What was pericles failure?
The sparta's navy defeated defeated the Athenians navy :). Glad I could help!!
What would be a good topic sentence for Sparta?
what is a good topic sentence on sparta
