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plague was the main even that kept Athens from conquering Sparta
In Ancient Greece there were city states that had a variety of political systems like democratic [Athens at Classical Era], oligarchy [Thebes], monarchy [Sparta, Macedonia, Epirus, Thrace etc..]
Persia was a main one, but that's a difficult question, seeing as Greece was divided into many different City-States, and there were wars between them. Such as the Pellopenisian war between Athens and Sparta.
Ancient Greece was split into several cities, the main ones being Athens and Sparta. Each city had it's own government. In Athens for the first hundred years it was ruled by a king but soon the Athenians overthrew the kings and created democracy. The leading political figure was Pericles. The time during the democracy was called the golden age of Athens. Soon it's rival Sparta attacked and defeated Athens thus ending this age. the ancient Greeks truly believed in their gods. They had over 20 gods, the king of these gods being Zeus.
One of Athens biggest rivals was Sparta.
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Athens , Sparta and Thebes. these are the main cities of Greece .
Athens and Sparta
Persians
Greece did not exist as a country in Ancient World. There were numerous Greek-city states including Athens, Sparta, Argos, Corinth just to name a few. The main reason a war broke out between Athens, its allies and the Peloponnesian league, was due to many reasons, such as Sparta's need to train in real war situations (Sparta didn't wage war very often) and battles for territory.
The war between Sparta and its allies and Athens and its empire was 431-404 BCE.
Notably , Athens and Sparta .
plague was the main even that kept Athens from conquering Sparta
Sparta, Athens, Thebes, and Macedonia were the main players for power in Greece at the time
I think what makes it so cool and unique is that its history has been recorded for more than 3,400 years. Another reason it is so great is bcuz it is so big. It was ranked 25th richest city in the world in 2008.
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta's fear of Athens' growth. Sparta feared the growth and the power of Athens. As Athens gained more control and power in the Delian League, a coalition of Greek states whose purpose was to provide a navy for defense against the Persians, Sparta was concerned its own power would be reduced and Athens would take over. The rivalry between Sparta and Athens. C. Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of athens.