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The city was connected to it's port by walls, which allowed it to both receive supply when besieged, and also send out warships to raid the home city of opponents in the absence of its armies. It could mount a superior fleet, and a competitive army, however not enough manpower to do both at the same time.
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Did the Athens have the strongest navy?
Yes.
Who was the strongest leader of Athens after it emerged from the Persian War?
Athens.
Which city was strongest Athens or Sparta?
Athens. Sparta was famous for its land army.
What city states where the strongest in the golden age?
athens and sparta
Where are the world's strongest man finals in 2008?
Parthenon...Athens.....Greece.....Be There!
What did the Athens and Sparta want?
Sparta's goal was to have a the biggest strongest army.
What was the strongest city-state in ancient Greece?
The first Greek city-state was Mycenae (my-SEE-nee).
The strongest land power in Greece?
The strongest sea power was called the Thalassocracy. There are several Thalassocracy lists extant. Ultimately Athens was the city state which held it during the Classical era.
What were Athens and Sparta?
Athens and Sparta were the two pre-eminent city-states of ancient Greece. Separated by the mountainous terrain of the Balkan peninsula, the city-states were their own autonomous countries, who only occasionally cooperated to fight common foes (such as the Persians). The two are often seen as opposites: Sparta as the military kingdom that championed the warrior, and Athens as the enlightened democracy that valued knowledge, law, and peace. Sparta had the strongest army, Athens had the strongest navy. Greece needed both of these outlooks or it would not have survived.
What part of Athens' military was the strongest?
Its navy was the strongest as it remained on continuous for half the year - it was paid for by the contributions mulcted from its allied cities. Its army was a militia comprised of farmers and tradesmen called out for military service as required in emergency and was not paid.
Who was the strongest military out of Rome Sparta or Athens?
Sparta by far. The Sparta's military forces dominated during their glory days, and no one stood in their path.
Who is the strongest man on earth and the great hero of Greece except for Athens?
Type your answer here... Zeus was the most powerful and strong man in the Ancient Grecce Mythology Hercules
