Agiad Dynasty: Pleistonax to 409 BCE then Pausanias
Eurypontid Dynasty: Archidamus II to 429 BCE then Agis II.
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.
The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
If you are talking about what we usually call the Peloponnesian War 431 to 404 BCE, Sparta led the Peloponnesian League which defeated the Athenian Empire in that war.
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta. It was after the great Persian war, when Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat Persia. The Peloponnesian War was started because Sparta feared Athens may dominate them one day. There was a big battle between them, lasting for many years, but in the end, Sparta won.
The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Sparta .
Most of the Peloponnesian city-states.
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.
Sparta and its allies.
Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
During the Peloponnesian war.
Were you talking about the Greek Persian and Peloponnesian Wars? If so, the Persian war was between the invading Persians and the defending Greeks, who formed a league in which the military was led by one of the Spartan kings. (Sparta had two kings at the same time.) In the Peloponnesian War, it was the Delian League (Athens and allies) vs. the Peloponnesian League (Sparta and allies) Sparta ended up beating Athens after destroying their fleet.
swords and spears
Alcibiades.
Led the Peloponnesian League.
Athens won the first Peloponnesian War but Sparta won the second war
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