Which control are you asking about.
Athens and Sparta fought the poleponesian war. and it was over control of all of Greece
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
One of Athens biggest rivals was Sparta.
Sparta
Athens and its empire versus the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Athens and Sparta fought the poleponesian war. and it was over control of all of Greece
Athens was defeated by Sparta and its wall were pulled down. -_- say thanks!!
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
Sparta because they did not have as much freedom as Athens.
Athena
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
Sparta was upset with Athens attempt to control other Greek city-states
they had different forms of government, Sparta had oligarchy while Athens had democracy. in Athens, you became a man when you turned 18, in Sparta you had to be 30. for money Athens had drachmas and Sparta had obols.
Athens's finnancial differences from Sparta were that Sparta had alot more gold and Athens had alot more credit.
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
Sparta