What was the long term result for the Peloponnesian War for Greece?

Answer 1

• Athens' dominance of the Greek world was shattered. It lost its empire and the tribute it exacted therefrom, so its financial superiority and consequently maintain the largest war fleet collapsed. In the short term it went through a period of internal political instability.
• Sparta became the dominant power for three decades until this was broken by Thebes, after which is was not a major player.
• The Greek world suffered great destruction, which allowed Persia to have a dominating say in Greek affairs.
• Macedonia progressively improved its position until it became dominant, with Philip and then his son Alexander becoming Hegemon of Greece. From this platform, the destruction of the Persian Empire was launched, and Hellenisation was extended in the east.
• After Alexander's death most of the Greek and Persian worlds were partitioned between Alexander's generals as Hellenistic kingdoms which spread Greek culture through the Middle East. These kingdoms lasted until absorbed into the expanding Roman Empire in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE.

Answer 2

Athens lost, was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power. Sparta was the leading city for the next 30 years until displaced by Thebes. The Peloponnesian War and subsequent infighting so weakened the Greek city-states that Persia was able to reassert control over the cities in Asia Minor, and a rising Macedonia was able to assert control over them and use the combined strength to invade and take over the Persian Empire.

Answer 3

Athens lost and was stripped of its empire, becoming a second rate power.

Sparta's cumulative losses so weakened it that it was displaced by Thebes and strongest Greek city-state.

The cumulative losses of the Greeks made it possible for Macedonia to take over the Greek world with first Philip then Alexander as hegemon (leader).

Answer 4

The city-states were weakened but continued to fight each other. This left an easier opening for domination by Macedon, which in turn led to the Macedonian cature of the Persian empire.