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Persia provided funds for the Spartan alliance to raise a navy which could match the Athenian alliance navy.
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∙ 7y agoBy joining a coalition of about 30 Greek city-states to defeat the Persian invasion force, first at sea at Salamis, then on land at Plataea.
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Was Sparta military better than Athens?
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.
What do Australian Citizens have in common to those of Sparta and Athens?
Between Athens they both are democratic and between Sparta and Australia they have similar war/ military life.
What were the causes of the decline of Athens and Sparta?
Sparta's reason is that they failed for military reasons and they went to war with Athens. Athen's reason is that they were conquered by the Roman Empire.
What happed in the Athens and Sparta war?
Peleponnesian War was a 27 year war ending with Sparta victor over Athens. War broke out when Athens sought to expand and allied with Corcyra that was a colony of Corinth. Sparta and Corinth were already allies and Sparta saw this as a military aggression. Athens at the time was lead by Pericles who refused to withdraw. Tension was high and war finally broke out when Thebes, ally of Sparta, attacked Plataea which sided with Athens.
What war did Athens and Sparta fight and how it end?
what war did athens and sparta fight
What war did Athens and Sparta fight and how did it end?
what war did athens and sparta fight
Did Athens or Sparta focus on military service?
Spartans trained for war from early childhood .
Who was defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
Wars of the Sparta and Athens?
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
How much power did athen actually have over Sparta in the peloponnesian war?
Athens was not in control of Sparta before, during or after the war. The only facet of its military that was stronger than Sparta's was the Athenian navy.
Sparta's declaration of war against Athens began which war?
Sparta's declaration of war against Athens began the Peloponnesian war. Sparta accused Athens of breaking their peace and the war began in 431 BCE.
What war was Athens and Sparta involved in?
The city-states of Athens and Sparta fought each other in the Peloponnesian War .
