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During the Peloponnesian war did Megara go on the side of Athens?
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Yes, in the year 427 BC Megara lost the port city of Minoa to Athens and this loss contributed to growing civil unrest caused by blockades and food shortages. Pro-democratic Megarians revolted against the Oligarchy and Megara became for a short time a pro-Athenian democracy.
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What two city-states were the main combatants in the Peloponnesian War?
megara were on the side of Athens vs. Sparta Argos didn't take part because they didn't want to get into trouble. in this way they were a sort of coward
What was Athens and Sparta's problem?
Athens, having established an empire of about 180 Greek cities, interfered in the affairs of other cities, which appealed to the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. They collided over It came to a head over Athens' treatment of Megara, and as neither side would back down, war ensued.
Who were the leaders of the peloponnesian war?
The generals on either side who changed during the course of the 27-yer war - scores of them.
Who led the Peloponnesian War?
On one side Athens, on the other Sparta.
How did pericles persuade Athens to go to war?
He told them that Athens and its empire was stronger than the Peloponnesian League. While Athens had plenty of money from its empire, the Peloponnesians had no such east money to finance a war; the Athenian navy was stronger - the Peloponnesians were farmers, not sailors; that Athens' fortifications were impregnable to land attack; and Athens' fleet was capable of invading the Peloponnesian cities while the home city was safe. With this balance of power in Athens' favour, he told them to reject the Spartan ultimatum to lift the Athenian sanctions on Megara and accept war. Neither side foresaw more than a dispute to be resolved by a battle or two, not the devastating 27-year war which ensued.
How did the peloponnesian war begin?
Athens used the power of its empire to intervene in the affairs of the southern Greek cities in the Peloponnesian Peninsula and their colonies. These incursions were principally in Corcyra and Potidaea and finally its trade rival Megara which Athens set out to bankrupt. The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, of which Megara was a member, demanded that Athens cease this; Athens refused and war broke out.
Who came together to fight in the peloponnesian war?
On one side, the Athenian empire, developed from the antiPrtdian Delian League. On the other side, the peloponnesian League led by Sparta, developed to counter the groving power of Athens.
What was The Peloponesian Wars about?
The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE was a struggle between Athens and its empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Athens, its apsirations buoyed up by the empire it established after seeing off the Persian threat, began interfering in disputes outside its empire, bringing it into conflict with the city-states of the Peloponnesian League, especially Corinth, over Corcyra and Potidaia. Athens went too far in imposing destructive trade restrictions on its neighbour Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League. The League demanded lifting of the restrictions. Athens, convinced of the impregnability of its fleet and walled city, and the financial support it drew from its empire, refused compromise and war ensued. Neither side foresaw a 27-year war which brought in and devastated the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor.
When was the war of Athens and Sparta?
There were several wars in which they were on opposite sides, and some where they were on the same side. The main one was the Peloponnesian War between the Peloponnesian League and Athenian Empire 431-404 BCE.
What was a reason for Peloponnesian War?
Athens converted the power and finances of the ant-Persian league to its own benefit and intervention in the affairs of the Greek cities. The vulnerable city-states joined a league with Sparta to oppose this. Athens' continuing aggressiveness brought Sparta's league to a final showdown over Megara, and when Athens would not back down, war was declared. Neither side foresay 27 years of destructiveness throught the whole Greek world, from Sicily to Asia Minor.
Who was the leader of a powerful alliance ok Greek city-states after the Persian Wars?
Sparta led the Peloponnesian League, Athens led the Delian League.
What happens during the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and its allies and Athens and its allies fought for domiance. The Spartan side won with Persian assistance.
