The leader of the Polynesian League, commonly known as the Delian League, was Athens, not Sparta. After the Persian Wars, Athens emerged as the dominant naval power and led the alliance of city-states against Persia. In contrast, Sparta led the Peloponnesian League, a rival alliance. The competition between these two leagues ultimately contributed to the Peloponnesian War.
Athens
Sparta led the Peloponnesian League . Athens led the Delian League .
There were over 200 Greek city-states involved in the Peloponnesian War, stretching from Sicily to Asia Minor. The leader of the Delian League was Athens and Sparta was leader of the opposing Peloponnesian League.
Athens was part of the Delian League and Sparta was part of the Peloponnesian League. -Ava :)
Sparta led the Peloponnesian League, Athens led the Delian League.
Athens and its empire versus the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
It was pressured by its allies in the Peloponnesian League to restrain Athens interfering in their affairs. Sparta demanded that Athens back off, it refused, and the League and Athens went to war.
If Athens had backed off from trying to ruin its neighbour Megara when requested to by the Peloponnesian League leader, Sparta.
Athens, using the spoils of the empire it had made out of the nti-Persian league, was interfering in the city-states of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. This came to a head when Athens tried to destroy the levelihood of Megara, amember of the Peloponnesian League. The other members of the League appealed to Sparta to intervene, Sparta appealed to Athens to lift the action against Megara. An ocer-confident Athens refused and war ensued.
It came to a head when Athens tried to destroy economically Megara, an ally of Sparta. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta demanded this stop, Athens refused. War ensued.
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