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Athens lost the Peloponnesian War because it was overconfident. It took severe losses over the unexpected 27 years of the war, and eventually Persia bankrolled at competitive fleet for the opposing Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Athens lost its fleet, and so was starved into submission.
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What are the caused Athens to lose?
Athens lost the Peloponnesian War because it refused to agree to peace on reasonable term, and the Persians bankrolled the Peloponnesian League to form a navy strong enough to defeat the hitherto superior Athenian fleet.
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