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Sparta was finally able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian war by doing what?
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The Peloponnesian War ended with the defeat of who?
Athens and its empire by Sparta and its allies, with financial support from Persia.
How was Sparta finally able to defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
Persia gave the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta the money to build a fleet of warships equal to Athens', and to pay the crews at double the Athenian rate to attract the best sailors. At the confrontation of the two fleets at Aigospotomai, Spartan commander Lysander waited until the Athenian ships crews were on shore buying their food from the local market and swooped on them, taking most on the beach before they could get to sea to fight. With its fleet gone, Athens was besieged with no means of importing food, and eventually had to surrender.
How was Persia able to defeat Athens in the Pelopnnesian War?
The 27-year Peloponnesian War was between Athens and its empire, and the Peloponnesian League of Greek city-states led by Sparta. The Persians intervened late in the war by giving the Peloponnesians the money to get a fleet able to stand up to the hitherto dominant Athenian fleet, so causing Athens to lose the war.
Which Greek states struggled after the great Peloponnesian War?
The competition was between a temporarily-dominant Sparta, Athens trying to rebuild itself after its disasterous defeat in the Peloponnesian War, and the rising power of Thebes. They wore each other out, leaving the way for Macedon to become dominant.
Which two city-states demonstrated military interdependence during the Persian Wars?
The city-states of Athens and Sparta joined forces along with the other southern Greek city-states to defeat the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE, however they were not enemies - they were allies before and after the Persian invasion. Sparta had offered support to Athens against the Persian attack on Athens a decade before that, and Athens supported the Spartans when Messenia revolted against Spartan rule twenty years after the Persian invasion. Not exactly enemies. They became enemies when Athens set out to dominate the Greek world, resulting in the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League and Athens and its new empire clashed in a destructive Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE. Athens lost, was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power.
What happened in the Peloponnesian War that finally enabled Sparta to defeat Athens?
Persia provided the funds for the Peloponnesian League to build and man a war fleet to match the hitherto superior fleet of Athens.
Was the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta. It was after the great Persian war, when Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat Persia. The Peloponnesian War was started because Sparta feared Athens may dominate them one day. There was a big battle between them, lasting for many years, but in the end, Sparta won.
Did Athens defeat Sparta in the Peloponnesian War?
After 27 years Athens, its fleet destroyed, was besieged and starved into surrender.
How did the Sparta defeat the Athens?
During the Peloponnesian war.
The Peloponnesian War ended with the defeat of who?
Athens and its empire by Sparta and its allies, with financial support from Persia.
When did Sparta finally defeat Athens?
The Spartan alliance defeated the Athenian alliance in 404 BCE after the Athenian fleet was destroyed at Aigospotamai. Subsequently, Athens and Sparta fought as allies and opponents on several occasions. There was no final defeat. Each waned as a power after the mid 3rd Century BCE.
What was the effect on the Athens war?
The Peloponnesian War of the Athenian empire versus the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta resulted in the defeat of Athens which was stripped of his empire. Continuing war between Greek city-states enabled Macedonia to move in and take over.
Who helped Sparta defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars?
the macedonians of course... No, not the Macedonians. Sparta had many cities aligned in a league to defeat Athens, and some had formerly been Athenian allies who turned their coats because Athens treated them too harshly. Also, Sparta later formed an alliance with an old enemy, Persia, which continued to meddle in Greek affairs after their defeat by Sparta and Athens many years earlier. Persia gave Sparta money for a fleet. nobody helped them Yes, somebody helped them. They could not have done it without help, especially from the Persians and the Syracusans. Read the history.
What caused the decline Athens golden age and the end of democracy?
Their military defeat & their loss in the Peloponnesian War. Sparta burned all of the Athenian food supply and a plague also occurred in Athens which killed 1/3 of the population.
How many times did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Athens and Sparta did not fight each other in isolation. They fought as allies and as adversaries in various conflicts over a couple of hundred years. So Athens did not defeat Sparta or Sparta defeat Athens. They were involved in wider conflicts in the battles.
Why was it so difficult for Athens and Sparta to defeat each othere?
Each had allies which augmented its power. Athens had an empire of about 180 city-states spread around the eastern Aegean Sea,. It had strong walls, which extended down to the sea, which enabled it to be resupplied during a siege. It also had a superior navy, which gave it the ability to threaten and raid opposing cities of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, and to ensure resupply of the city by sea from its empire. The Peloponnesian League had the strongest land forces, and was able to besiege Athens. By whittling don Athens' allies, it progressively reduced Athens' power and resupply, until finally after 27 years of fighting, the Athenian fleet was destroyed (Persia gave money to pay for a Peloponnesian fleet) and Athens was starved into submission.
How was Sparta finally able to defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
Persia gave the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta the money to build a fleet of warships equal to Athens', and to pay the crews at double the Athenian rate to attract the best sailors. At the confrontation of the two fleets at Aigospotomai, Spartan commander Lysander waited until the Athenian ships crews were on shore buying their food from the local market and swooped on them, taking most on the beach before they could get to sea to fight. With its fleet gone, Athens was besieged with no means of importing food, and eventually had to surrender.
