It was pressured by its allies in the Peloponnesian League to restrain Athens interfering in their affairs. Sparta demanded that Athens back off, it refused, and the League and Athens went to war.
Pericles
No, the Spartans were Greek.
in his oral speech towards sparta
His name was Pericles
Pericles' decision to attack Sparta
The sparta's navy defeated defeated the Athenians navy :). Glad I could help!!
Pericles promoted imperialism. Sparta was the isolationist and considered as threat to the Athenian Empire.
Under the leadership of Sparta they declared war on Athens
After the death of Pericles, he was replaced by Cleon. Under his direction Athens renewed the conflict with Sparta.
Sparta.
They did not want to have trouble from their allies.
Thucydides