Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
The Spartans won. the Greeks had the Navy, but Sparta had the stronger army.
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Athens avoided fighting on land during the Peloponnesian War because they lacked a strong land army compared to their rival, Sparta. Instead, Athens relied on their powerful navy to maintain control of the sea, protect their trade routes, and launch naval attacks on Spartan territories. They also relied on alliances with other city-states and their strong fortifications, such as the Long Walls, to defend their city.
Sparta - its army. Athens - its navy.
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
A navy is not on land, so neither had the best navy.
Sparta had a better army by far, but Athens had a much better navy.
Generally, it was Athens (with its navy) versus Sparta (with its army). This was a war (from 431 to 404 BC) in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the Peloponnesian League, including Sparta.
The Spartans won. the Greeks had the Navy, but Sparta had the stronger army.
Athens was a democracy and had more liberal (for that time) thinking and had good navy. Sparta was a oligarchy was more conservative and militaristic and had great army. In the war between them (Peloponnesian war), Sparta won.
The Greek commanders Eurybiades and Pausanias from Sparta who led the Greek navy and army respectively.
Athens valued education, arts, and democracy while Sparta focused on military discipline and physical strength. Athens was a democracy where citizens had a say in government, while Sparta had a militaristic society governed by a small group of elite warriors.
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From 480 to 478 BCE it provided components to the Greek army and navy. It commanded at the major battles of Salamis and Plataia.