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He told them that Athens and its empire was stronger than the Peloponnesian League.
While Athens had plenty of money from its empire, the Peloponnesians had no such east money to finance a war; the Athenian navy was stronger - the Peloponnesians were farmers, not sailors; that Athens' fortifications were impregnable to land attack; and Athens' fleet was capable of invading the Peloponnesian cities while the home city was safe.
With this balance of power in Athens' favour, he told them to reject the Spartan ultimatum to lift the Athenian sanctions on Megara and accept war.
Neither side foresaw more than a dispute to be resolved by a battle or two, not the devastating 27-year war which ensued.
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Why should Athens go to war with Spartans EXPLAIN PLEASEEE?
After the Persian War, Athens converted the anti-Persian Delian League which it led into an empire of its own. Using this power, it became aggressive against some of the other independent city-states, culminating in its attempt to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Sparta appealed to Athens to back off, Athens refused and war ensued.
How many times did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Athens and Sparta did not fight each other in isolation. They fought as allies and as adversaries in various conflicts over a couple of hundred years. So Athens did not defeat Sparta or Sparta defeat Athens. They were involved in wider conflicts in the battles.
How did rivalry between Athens and Sparta lead to the Peloponnesian War?
There was not rivalry. Sparta, although militarily powerful, was usually reluctant to go to war. Athens, overconfident with the power it gained from its empire, was aggressive and interfered in the affairs of other cities. Sparta appealed to Sparta to back off when it tried to bankrupt Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League, A rampant Athens persisted and war ensued.
Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Peloponnesian War"The Spartans voted that the treaty had been broken, and that war must be declared, not so much because they were persuaded by the arguments of the allies, as because they feared the growth of the power of the Athenians, seeing most of Hellas already subject to them" Book One, Chapter 88 Landmark Thucydides .Sparta was afraid of the growing power of their rival city-state, Athens
Who has the most valued artist writers and architects Athens or Sparta?
When Athens established an empire over its allies in the wake of the Persian War, it had the money it extracted from then to spend on itself, and was able to use this on its own benefits and culture, and so was able to establish a strong cultural life. Sparta lived of its land, and could not. After Athens lost the Peloponnesian War, it was stripped of the empire whos funds it lavished on itself, and had to go back to thrifty living along with Sparta.
What was Athens's culture during the age of Pericles?
go ask your mom
What was Athens culture like during the Age of Pericles?
go ask your mom
Why did pericles want to go to war with other city states?
He wanted Athens to exert its superior postion and resist demands by the Peloponnesian League to back off from interfering with the League cities.
How could farmers participate in government when Pericles was king (Greece)?
Although Pericles can be called the 'leader' of Athens during much of his life, he wasn't its King: Athens was a republic, not a Kingdom. Pericles enacted legislation by wich the 'lower classes' qualified for membership of Athens' governing bodies and by which they could allow to serve in juries, because jury duty now became a well-paid activity. Pericles however had an ulterior motive in all this. Farmers and other lower-class citizens were the group that provided most of Athens' soldiers, sailors and war-ship rowers in times of war. It didn't do much for their enthusiasm and motivation if they had the idea that they were the ones risking their lives while they had no say in the policies that led to these wars. Admitting them to the institutions of Government had the benefit that they would more gladly risk their lives if they had participated in the decision to go to war.
Why shouldn't Athens go to war against Sparta?
Athens shouldn't go to war with Sparta because they will loose a lot of soldiers.
Where was Pericles' funeral oration given?
Pericles wrote the speech as a sort of standard Eulogy for war heroes who died in the defense of (Greek) Democracy. It opens: Our form of government... In some ways it can be compared to the Gettysburg Address of Lincoln. It was performed by Pericles, NOT a memorial address for him, posthumously, your question seems ambivalent. Pericles was the Governor of Athens so ceremonial speech-writing fell to his hand.
When did Athens and Sparta go to war?
The Spartans and Athens went to war in 431 B.C. and the war ended in 404 B.C.
What did fairness look like in ancient Athens?
Being able to persuade a majority in the assembly or in a 500-man jury to go your way.
How did the government persuade the citizens of the US to go to war?
The government used Propaganda.
How long did Athens go to war with Sparta?
From 431 to 404 BCE.
Why did members of the Delian league get mad at Athens?
Athens would go to war against city-states in the Delian League if they tried to leave the league. Also Athens forced members of the league to pay tribute to rebuild Athens after the Persian War.-Ava :)
How do you use persuade in a sentence?
i persuade her to go swimming
