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Why in 431 BC did Sparta and other city-states join forces against Athens to fight the war?
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∙ 6y ago
After the Persian War, Athens turned the 180 city-states it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own. It then tried to use this power to dominate other city-states. The final straw was when it tried to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, which belonged to the Dorian Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Megara asked for help, Sparta demanded Athens back off, Athens continued and the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War followed.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoAthens had used its empire, and the navy which controlled it, to expand its influence through the Greek world and interfere in cities outside the 180 city-states it controlled directly. This culminated when it tried to bankrupt its neighbour Megara. That city appealed to the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, to which it belonged. Sparta asked Athens to back off, Athens refused and war ensued.
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∙ 9y agoThe Spartans and the Persians fought because the Persians continued to try to invade Greece. The Persian attackers were fought off both times they invaded.
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∙ 6y agoIn a failed attempt, in league with Thebes, to avoid being ruled by Macedonia.
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What marked the end of the Peloponnesian War?
The surrender of the beseiged city of Athens to the the Peloponnesian land and naval forces led by Sparta.
How did Anthens and Sparta joined forces to defeat Persia?
they never joined forces
Why was it so difficult for Athens and Sparta to defeat each othere?
Each had allies which augmented its power. Athens had an empire of about 180 city-states spread around the eastern Aegean Sea,. It had strong walls, which extended down to the sea, which enabled it to be resupplied during a siege. It also had a superior navy, which gave it the ability to threaten and raid opposing cities of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, and to ensure resupply of the city by sea from its empire. The Peloponnesian League had the strongest land forces, and was able to besiege Athens. By whittling don Athens' allies, it progressively reduced Athens' power and resupply, until finally after 27 years of fighting, the Athenian fleet was destroyed (Persia gave money to pay for a Peloponnesian fleet) and Athens was starved into submission.
Did the Athens form an alliance called the Delian League?
Sparta
Was Agamemnon a Greek or a Trojan?
He was a Greek, the King of Sparta and leader of the Greek forces which attacked Troy.
What war did Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight what war?
The Peloponnesian War.
What war did Sparta and other city-states join forces against Athens to fight in 431 BC?
The Peloponnesian War.
How was Sparta different from any other city states?
Sparta had the best military forces, enough to take out Athens.
What caused the lack of trust between Sparta and Athens?
The caused of lack of trust between Athens and Sparta were suspicion. As Athenian empire became rich and powerful, other city-states such as Sparta grew suspicious of it aim. Led by Sparta, they start join forces against Athens.
When Xerxes invaded Greece what city states joined forces?
Sparta and Athens
What did the Athens and Sparta have in common?
Athens and Sparta both had very efficient fighting forces and and were the two powerhouse cities in Greece.
Who was the strongest military out of Rome Sparta or Athens?
Sparta by far. The Sparta's military forces dominated during their glory days, and no one stood in their path.
How did the Greek world divide into Spartan and Athenian camps after defeating the Persians?
Allies Sparta and Athens had a falling out when the Spartan helots revolted and the forces Athens sent to help Sparta began to side with the revolutionaries, and Sparta sent them home. Athens turned the Delian league it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, and began to interfere in the cities of the Peloponnesian league led by Athens resulting in open war.
When Xerxes invaded Greece what two city states joined forces?
Sparta and Athens
When Xerxes invaded Greece what two city stated joined forces?
Sparta and Athens
When Xerxes invading Greece what two city states joined forces?
Sparta and Athens
When Xerxes invaded Greece what two city state joined forces?
Sparta and Athens
