The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta besieged Athens in an attempt to starve it into coming to terms.
The Athenians brought its people inside the walls and defended them, using its navy to bring in food, and to raid the Peloponnesian cities.
Athens won the first Peloponnesian War but Sparta won the second war
Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
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Athens and Sparta
Athens and Sparta fought in the Peloponnesian War.
The city-state of Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
Contrast the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian war with regards to Athens Greece
The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was between alliances of Greek city-states - Athens and its empire, and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
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.
It lost.