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Did athenian democracy lead to Athens loss in the peloponnesian war?
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Athens took on too much and became too adventurous. It was early weakened by plague, then became too ambitious in over-extending itself trying to take Syracuse in Siily.
It had various forms of government as its fortunes rose and fell under both democratic and broad-based oligarchic governments. Pericles' guidance was lost when he died two years into the war, and a succession of stable and unstable leaders ensured that the Periclean objective of defence-offence was not adhered to. Democracy was just a part of the problems which brought Athens down.
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Which two group fought in the Peloponnesian War?
The two groups that fought in the peloponnesian war are Athenian Empire (Delian League), lead by Athens and Peloponnesian League, which is lead by Sparta eventually, Sparta won the war
What lead the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War?
Rivalry between the Athenian empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, culminating in Athens imposing a ruinous trade ban on the Peloponnesian city of Megara and refusing to rescind it.
What did Athens do that sparked the peloponnesian war?
The final spark was to ban Megara from thading in the Athenian empire, which would ruin it. Megara appelaed to its Peloponnesian allies who gave Athens an ultimatum to lift the ban. Athens refused, and both sides were at war. There was of course a lead up, where an-over-confident Athens had been intervening in Corcyra and Potidaia, and the Megara standoff was the final straw.
Where Sparta and Athens enemys?
Yes, because Sparta and Athens were once allies but then Athens turned on Sparta and Sparta responded with war.
Which kind of government was most heavily influenced by the Athenian system?
A representative democracy is the type of government that was most heavily influenced by the Athenian system. The difference being that only free Athenian men were represented. At the time, the other city-states were unlikely to follow Athens' lead unless they were members of the Delian League headed by Athens. These city-states had been turned into an empire of Athens and were under pressure to follow the democratic way. Modern democracies differ from the Athenian direct democracy model, which was only practicable in a community where citizens could walk into the city for the fortnightly meetings. The large size of countries today preclude this, so a representative democracy model s used, where parliamentarians do the decision-making with little reference to the wishes of the electors, which is quite different from the citizens themselves making the decisions in Athens.
Who was the athenian leader who started the wheels of democracy in Greece?
Solon
Which respected Athenian leader lead the effort to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars?
Themistocles..
Which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Pericles, after getting his conservative opponent Thucydides son of Melesias expelled in 444 BCE, manipulated affairs as 'First Citizen' to bring prosperity and power to Athens. Unfortunately his ego led him to lead Athens into a destructive war with the Peloponnesian League 13 years later, which Athens lost. During the war, the democracy was led by populists after Pericles' early death, and the democracy was replaced to bring government of the city under control.
Why did they have the peloponnesian war?
Because the Delian League lead by Athens was getting a lot of power and money and Sparta did not want Athens to take over greece
Did the Peloponnesian war lead to political instability in Greece?
Yes and also weakend financialy and military both Sparta and Athens.
When system of democracy was introduced in Athens what did this mean who was was not allowed to vote?
The first democracy was a limited democracy introduced by Cleisthenes in 507 BCE after expulsion of the tyrant. Voting was limited to landowners. This democracy was replaced by an oligarchy to lead during the Persian War. A broader democracy of citizens was reintroduced byEphialtes in 461 BCE. He was assassinated and his deputy Pericles introduced radical democracy of all Athenian adult males in 444 BCE after expelling the competing landowner party in the assembly.
What lead to the out break of the peloponnesian wars?
Athens' dominance and overconfidence in its power brought opposition from the Peloponnesian League set up to oppose it led by Sparta. Athens pressed its intervention too far in a series of incidents over Corcyra, Olynthos and Megara, would not compromise, and war broke out.
