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Athens banning Megara from trade within the Athenian empire and so ensuring its ruin; and Athens refusing an ultimatum from the Spartan alliance to lift the ban.

Athens' action was intended to bring its near neighbour Megara, hostile to it, to heel as an example to other cities restive under its overlordship. Athens acted this way confident in its walls and superior fleet. As things turned out, it over-reached itself.

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