Sparta did not initiate the Persian Wars. Sparta was very conservative about wars, relying on its reputation to avoid wars. It had problems in keeping down a restive serf population and didn't need extra problems if they could be avoided.
The Persian Wars began when the Greek cities of Asia Minor revolted against Persian rulership. Athens and Eretria intervened, and after the rebellion was put down, Persia turned on Eretria and Athens in mainland Greece, for helping the rebellious cities. This attempt failed at the Battle of Marathon and Persia decided that the only way to keep the peace was to bring all the Greek cities into its empire, where it could control them.
Persia bribed some of these cities into compliance, then invaded to subject the rest. A consortium of Greek city-states combined to oppose this invasion, including Sparta and Athens.
Athens had formed an empire from its allies in the war against Persia. After this war was over it persisted in interfering in the affairs of other cities hich formed themselves into their own league to oppose it.
Continuing pressure of Athens brought on the war when Athens refused to back away from its actions.
Athens converted the Delian League which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, and used this power to interfere in southern Greek city-states. The last straw was when it imposed a crippling trade ban on its neighbour Megara, a member of the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League. Megara appealed to the Peloponnesian League, Sparta appealed to Athens to back off, Athens persisted, and war broke out.
Sparta and Athens had wars for the food and land and the say of winning wars (example: Persian wars)
Athens won the first Peloponnesian War but Sparta won the second war
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
Athens and Sparta fought the poleponesian war. and it was over control of all of Greece
Athens was overconfident and aggressive. Sparta and its allies drew a line over a dispute over Megara, and tried to get Athens to soften its position. Athens refused and war ensued.
Sparta .
Of course it is called Eleftherios Venizelos and it is located in the Spata area (not to be confused with Sparta)
there are really not any pictures of the spatas and the athen because it was along time ago and there were any cameras
Maurice Spata died in 1415.
Sgouros Bova Spata died in 1403.
what war did athens and sparta fight
what war did athens and sparta fight
Athens War Museum was created in 1975.
The Athens ended the war. The Sparta started the war.
Pretty much any state except Athens and Spata and Venice are all non examples of city states becuse non of them are ruled by just the people or the city they are ruled by the presedent
After Athens lost the Peloponessean War, it looked for scapegoats, and, as a consequence, prosecuted and executed Socrates.
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.
Yes. The Spartion side triumphed and beat Athens in the war.