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War means loss of manpower - and of course it is the fittest males who die. This was not always a negative, as an excess of young men meant that there was no land for them to farm - the family farms were too small to subdivide, and these landless became a sub-class with the resultant internal strife which comes from the alienated propertyless. It is for that reason the cities sent out colonies around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals - they could be allotted land and become citizens of the new city.
But of course, the winner of war may well be strengthened - by gaining additional territory and plunder. States usually fight because of advantage to be gained, so there are winners and losers.
It was only in such wars as the Peloponnesian War that the devastation was widespread, and eventually led to the ascendancy of Macedonia over the city-states weakened by a century of widespread war.
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What was the war fought between all the Greek city states?
The Peloponnese war
What did the war between greek city states cause?
It caused Greece to be divided.
What War represented the beginning of the end of Greek dominance?
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) marked the beginning of the end of Greek dominance. It was a protracted and devastating conflict between Athens and Sparta, eventually leading to the decline of both city-states. The war weakened Greece politically, economically, and militarily, laying the groundwork for the rise of Macedonia and ultimately Alexander the Great's conquest of the Greek city-states.
What did the peloponnesian war represent?
The ongoing disputes between the Greek city-states getting out of control, focussing into a 27-year war which devastated Greece.
The fighting between the Greek city-states in the years after the Peloponnesian War left Greece open to attack from?
the outside people
What similarities did the Persian war have with the Peloponnesian war?
They were different - one was Persia versus a coalition of Greek city-states; the other was Greek city-states versus Greek city-states.
Why did the greek city states lose power at the peloponnesian war?
Greek city states lose power at the peloponnesian war due to economic, infrastructural and agricultural ruin.
Why the first Persian War began?
The Greek city-states of Asia Minor revolted against Persian rule. This war spread to include mainland Greek city-states.
What was the war fought between all the Greek city states?
The Peloponnese war
What was the status of Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian war?
Independence, just as it was before the war. That is how the Greek world was structured.
Who was expected to win the Persian war?
The Persian thought the Persian Empire. The coalitions of Greek city-states thought the coalitions of Greek city-states.
Why was it called the Persian War?
It was between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. Today we call it the Persian War to differentiate it from the wars between the Greek city-states. It is often called the Greco-Persian War.
Who won the war Persian and Greece?
A confederation of Greek city-states.
What war allowed the Greek city states to be vulnerable to attack?
yes they were
What was the Effect of the Persians wars on the Greek city states?
It ended Persian attempts to control Greek war-making, leaving the Greek city-states to increasingly destructive wars with each other.
Why did the Peloponnesian War change Greek city-states forever?
The Peloponnesian War ended the Golden Age of Greece and lead to the battling for the dominance between the city-states. Leadership of the Greek states first passed from Athens to Thebes and then to Macedonia.
Name two reasons Greek city-states were successful?
Trade and War
