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Which army was bigger during the Peloponnesian War Sparta or Athens?
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The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
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Did Sparta suffer from a plague during the war?
No, its opponent Athens did, brought on be its people being cooped up in Athens under siege by the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Did Sparta become the most powerful Greek city-state during the Golden Age?
No, Sparta became most powerful after Athens was defeated in the Peloponnesian War, was stripped of its empire and revenue, and so lost its golden age without the money it mulcted from its empire.
Why was so difficult for Athens and Sparta to defeat each other?
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.
What protective group formed by Greeks city states?
ANSWER There had been three major leagues formed by Greeks city states: The Peloponnesian League under Sparta's hegemony, formed about the mid of the VI century BC to contrast the Athens's power. The first Delian-Attica league under Athens's hegemony, formed in 478-477 BC during the last phase of the Persian Wars. The second Delian-Attica League under Athens's hegemony, formed in 377 BC in opposition to the military alliance between Sparta and the Persian Empire.
Who were the kings of Sparta during the Peloponnesian War?
Agiad Dynasty: Pleistonax to 409 BCE then PausaniasEurypontid Dynasty: Archidamus II to 429 BCE then Agis II.
Was Sparta part of a bigger organization during the Peloponnesian War?
We call it the Peloponnesian War today because it was between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League, of which Sparta was a member and leader. At the time, they referred to it the war between Sparta and its allies and Athens and its allies.
Who did Athens war attack during the peloponnesian war?
Sparta .
How did the Sparta defeat the Athens?
During the Peloponnesian war.
Which was an advantage of Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
The advantage that Athens had during the Peloponnesian wars was that they had a bigger army. They also had a larger Navy.
Did Sparta suffer from a plague during the war?
No, its opponent Athens did, brought on be its people being cooped up in Athens under siege by the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Did Sparta and Athens for an alliance during the peloponnesian war?
The actual trigger was Athens' ruinous trading ban on its neighbour Megara, which was a member of the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta which was opposing Athenian expansionism. The League asked Athens to rescind the ban, Athens refused and war broke out.
Who was the main leader during the peloponnesian war?
Notably , the main leaders during the Peloponnesian Wars was Pericles leading Athens and Archidamus II of Sparta ~ See related link below .
During the Peloponnesian War 431-404 bc did Athens or Sparta have allies with more land area?
Sparta had the largest area after it conquered the southern Peloponnese, while Athens had limited land in Attica, until it created an empire for 50 years of the GREEK cities in the eastern Aegean Sea littoral.
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 were the leaders of the peloponnesian war?
The generals on either side who changed during the course of the 27-yer war - scores of them.
Did Sparta believe in 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.
Who aligned with Sparta during peloponnesian war?
Most of the Peloponnesian city-states.
