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Did Athens or Sparta have a strong navy?
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
Who is stronger Athens or Sparta?
Sparta was stronger because they trained for the military more than Athens.
What are the strength and weaknesses of Sparta?
Sparta - its army. Athens - its navy.
Who had the superior army and navy between Athens and Sparta?
A navy is not on land, so neither had the best navy.
How much power did athen actually have over Sparta in the peloponnesian war?
Athens was not in control of Sparta before, during or after the war. The only facet of its military that was stronger than Sparta's was the Athenian navy.
Who won the pelopennesian war?
The Spartans won. the Greeks had the Navy, but Sparta had the stronger army.
Was Sparta military better than Athens?
Athens was a democracy and had more liberal (for that time) thinking and had good navy. Sparta was a oligarchy was more conservative and militaristic and had great army. In the war between them (Peloponnesian war), Sparta won.
Did Sparta believe in having a strong navy?
When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Which army was bigger during the Peloponnesian War Sparta or Athens?
The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
Who won the Pelopanesis war?
Sparta beat Athens with the help of the Persians. The Spartans sold land in Asia Minor so that they could build a navy with that navy they crushed Athens' navy and Athens surrendered.
Did Sparta have a good navy?
they did not have one Sparta eventually built a navy in the latter phase of their war with Athens, but they handled it badly, and the superior seamanship of the Athenian navy resulted in the humiliating loss of several sea battles. The Spartan king Lysander conquered Athens by using the Spartan navy in a different way, with an amphibious attack on Athens.
Which had a stronger army Athens or Sparta?
Sparta had the stronger army, renowned for its highly trained and disciplined military forces, particularly the Spartan hoplites. Their rigorous training and focus on warfare made them formidable in battle, especially in land conflicts. Athens, while possessing a powerful navy and advanced tactics, relied more on its maritime strength and was not as militarily dominant on land as Sparta. Thus, in terms of ground forces, Sparta was the preeminent military power in ancient Greece.
