First of all athens is not a group of people athens is a city not a war whoever wrote this probably got confused with the trojans and the greeks and the romans.
Melos
in the city of Crete
Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
A punitive expedition he sent to Eretria and Athens was defeated by Athens at Marathon 490 BCE.
Athens is defeated by Sparta .
The city-state of Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
Athens capitulated in the year 404 BC .
athens was successful because of its military and its government both were strong
56 b.C
Athens
Persia
The Spartan league captured Athens in 404 BCE.
There are many things to know about ancient athens, they conquered the Persians but were defeated by sparta