Sparta.
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta's fear of Athens' growth. Sparta feared the growth and the power of Athens. As Athens gained more control and power in the Delian League, a coalition of Greek states whose purpose was to provide a navy for defense against the Persians, Sparta was concerned its own power would be reduced and Athens would take over. The rivalry between Sparta and Athens. C. Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of athens.
The answer depends on which city-state one lived in. For Athens, the democratic citizens held the highest status, but only property owning males of the age of majority, both of whose parents had been born in Athens, were considered citizens. By contrast, Sparta had two kings to share power with the advice of an oligarchy of Elders.
The five ephors were the governing council in Sparta, handling day to day matters. The dual kings of Sparta had mainly religious and war leader duties, and were advised by the ephors who effectively exercised political control. In Persia government was by the king, whose council advised him, but did not wield power.
No he didn't. He was married to a Venetian wife whose name was Mattea.
An independent city-state with a limited democracy whose focus was preparing for war to defend itself and control a restive serf underclass.
Athens Athens was a navy city, whose power lay on the ocean with her ships. Sparta was a land city, whose power lay with her hoplites and warrior strength.
Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta's fear of Athens' growth. Sparta feared the growth and the power of Athens. As Athens gained more control and power in the Delian League, a coalition of Greek states whose purpose was to provide a navy for defense against the Persians, Sparta was concerned its own power would be reduced and Athens would take over. The rivalry between Sparta and Athens. C. Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of athens.
Unlike eg Athens whose population was one third slave, Sparta did not have slaves - it had serfs who were bound to the land but otherwise free, and delivered half their produce to the state.
Rising tensions between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Athenian Empire which was pushing them too far in Athens' over-aggresive policies.Athens, having turned the alliance against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, interfered in the other cities to extend its influence. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, some of whose members were targeted by Athens, gave an ultimatum for this interference to cease. Athens persisted and war ensued.The fear of the growing strength of Athens.
Rising tensions between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Athenian Empire which was pushing them too far in Athens' over-aggresive policies.Athens, having turned the alliance against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, interfered in the other cities to extend its influence. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, some of whose members were targeted by Athens, gave an ultimatum for this interference to cease. Athens persisted and war ensued.The fear of the growing strength of Athens.
The city-states of Athens and Sparta as well as their allies were involved in the war that started at 431 and ended at 404 BCE. The Spartans and their allies were the winners of the war that later was named "the Peloponnesian war"
Menelaus was the king of Sparta in Greece. He was the husband of Helen whose abduction by Prince Paris of Troy was the cause of the Trojan War.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Helen of Sparta.
The answer depends on which city-state one lived in. For Athens, the democratic citizens held the highest status, but only property owning males of the age of majority, both of whose parents had been born in Athens, were considered citizens. By contrast, Sparta had two kings to share power with the advice of an oligarchy of Elders.
It was not a case of Sparta helping Athens, it was a case of mutual support. Persia was intent on establishing an ethnic frontier, as the mainland Greeks were helping rebellions in the Greek cities under Persian control in Asia Minor. So Persia decided to capture mainland Greece and end the problem.The mainland Greek states met and decided on a mutual defence policy. Sparta was elected to be leader. Athens' major contribution was its navy, however Sparta commanded on land and sea.Incidentally, several of the Greek states went over to Persia, whose agents had descended in advance on the nothern cities with lots of gold bribes, and promises to make particular factions the rulers of their cities under a Persian provincial governor.They both joined forces to proctet themselfs from the Greeks