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The Athenians withdrew behind their city walls, imported food from their empire by sea, and sent out their navy to harass the home cities of the besiegers.
Athenians initially held off the invading Spartans during the Peloponnesian War through a combination of strong naval power and defensive strategies. They relied on their superior fleet to control the sea, disrupting Spartan supply lines and conducting raids along the Peloponnesian coast. Additionally, the Athenian walls provided protection, allowing them to withstand sieges and maintain their population and resources. The strategy of avoiding direct land battles, where Spartans excelled, was crucial in prolonging their resistance.
Yes they spoke Greek as they were a Greek tribe like the Athenians, Lakedomonians (Spartans) and many others.
Farming was the basis of all the ancient Greek city-states, equally so in Sparta and Athens. The difference was that Athenians owned and farmed their own plots. In Sparta, after they conquered Messenia they turned the people into serfs (bound to the land and paying a percentage of their cops to their overlord). Their overlord was Sparta, which allocated the produce of seven serfs to each Spartan citizen, which allowed the Spartans to concentrate on military training. The Athenian farmers obviously had to do their military training part time.
no because they owned land
conqured neighboring land conqured neighboring land
The basics were food, clothes, land, slaves.
The Athenians lacked the resources in manpower to thwart the advance of the Persian Army .
Spartans
conqured neighboring land conqured neighboring land
Their land was held in common, farmed by the serf population who were the original holders until the Spartans conquered them and took over the countryside. The Spartans didn't want individual land - the serfs did it all, delivering up half their produce, which allowed the Spartan citizens to concentrate on matters military.
bought land from their neighbors.
they had to get rid of some peoples home