Athens was founded by the Mycenaeans, while Sparta was established by the Dorians. The Dorians, a Greek-speaking people, conquered the region of Laconia, where Sparta is located, around the 12th century BCE. In contrast, Athens developed from the earlier Mycenaean civilization and maintained a different cultural and political trajectory compared to Sparta.
They were descended from a warrior people called the Dorians who invaded Greece from the north, and they settled in the southern part of Greece, the Peloponnese, where they founded the city of Sparta.
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The Spartans and Athens went to war in 431 B.C. and the war ended in 404 B.C.
Athens and Sparta both had very efficient fighting forces and and were the two powerhouse cities in Greece.
They were descended from a warrior people called the Dorians who invaded Greece from the north, and they settled in the southern part of Greece, the Peloponnese, where they founded the city of Sparta.
Athens surrendered unconditionally to the Dorian Peloponnesian League in 404 BCE.
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The early Spartans, or Dorians, first entered Greece in about 1000 BCE. It is believed that they came in small groups, rather than a large force.