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What War represented the beginning of the end of Greek dominance?
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The 27-year Peloponnesian War badly eroded the Greek city-states, and ongoing wars cleared the way for Macedonia to take control of the Greek world.
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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.
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What was the significance of the Peloponnesian War?
It pitted Athens and its Empire against the Peloponnesian League of mostly Peloponnesian Peninsula city-states when Athens tried to extend dominance through the Greek world. Athens lost and was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power. The Greek world was badly weakened by the war and its following wars amongst the Greeks, paving the way for Macedonia to dominate it, under Philip and Alexander.
Why peloponnesian war happened?
It was a conflict between two alliances - the Athenian empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta over dominance in parts of the Greek world.
What are the differences between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War?
For the Greeks, the Persian War was warding off Persian dominance. The Peloponnesian War was a protracted fight to terminate the Athenian Empire's attempt to dominate the other Greek city-states.
In what way was the Peloponnesian War a disaster for Greece?
It caused disastrous losses to the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor, and so weakened the cities that it enabled the eventual dominance of Macedonia.
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What was the significance of the Peloponnesian War?
It pitted Athens and its Empire against the Peloponnesian League of mostly Peloponnesian Peninsula city-states when Athens tried to extend dominance through the Greek world. Athens lost and was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power. The Greek world was badly weakened by the war and its following wars amongst the Greeks, paving the way for Macedonia to dominate it, under Philip and Alexander.
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