The Peloponnesion Wars
The Peloponnesian War .
Athens sent troops to help Sparta put down a revolt by their serfs. The Athenians started to show signs of favouring the serfs, so the Spartans sent them home, with lasting resentment on both sides.
A 27 year war between Athens and its empire, and Sparta and its allies (known as the Peloponnesian League). Athens lost , was stripped of its empire, and became a second rate power in the Greek world.
Sparta won from strong allies and cutting Athens off from its food supplying colonys.
The Peloponnesian War lasted from 431 to 404 BCE. The war was between Athens and the Peloponnesian League which was led by Sparta.
The war between Athens and Sparta was the Peloponnesian War. the ancient Greeks called it the war between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies. The word Peloponnesian was used because the alliance led by Sparta against the Athenian empire was the Peloponnesian alliance, as most of the cities were in the Peloponnese Peninsula.
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The war was basically between Sparta and its allies and Athens and its empire.
The Peloponnesian War , 431 to 404 BC , was a series of conflicts between colaitions of city-states - Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.
The conflict between Athens and Sparta, known as the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE), stemmed from their differing political systems and lifestyles: Athens embraced democracy and naval power, while Sparta was a militaristic oligarchy focused on land-based strength. Tensions escalated due to Athenian imperial expansion and the formation of the Delian League, which threatened Spartan interests and allies. The rivalry ultimately led to a protracted war that reshaped the ancient Greek world.
It started with a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. Russia defended Serbia (they were allies), which caused Germany to aid Austria-Hungar as they were also allies. The rest followed suit by accompanying their allies. Basically, they were allied to the countries who originally had the conflict.
Sparta and its allies and Athens and its allies/empire.