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The Spartans were part of a combined military force of city-states in southern Greece which opposed the Persian invasion. The Persian force at Plataea was about 90,000 plus 40,000 Greek allies. The Greek force was slightly smaller, of which Sparta provided 5,000 armoured warriors and 35,000 light infantry..
The war between Athens and the Athenian empire versus Sparta, Thebes, Corinth, and other members of the Peloponnesian Confederacy 431 - 404 B.C.E. Large scale campaigns and heavy fighting took place from Sicily to the coast of Asia Minor and from the Hellespont and Thrace to Rhodes. It was the first war in history to be recorded by an eyewitness historian of the highest caliber. It has come down through history as the archetypal war between a commercial democracy and an agricultural aristocracy and a war between a maritime superpower and a continental military machine. Thycidides' history is itself a classic, which for generations was considered a foundation of a proper education.
The war began on 4 April 431 B.C. with a Theban attempt to surprise Plataea, Athens' ally and outpost on the northern base of Cithaeron. It ended on 25 April 404 B.C., when Athens capitulated.
The cities of the Boetian Confederacy under Theban leadership were Sparta's allies from the first. Syracuse and other Sicilian cities gave active help in the last part of the war. Argos, her hand tied by a treaty with Sparta, remained neutral during the first ten years, but as a democracy, was benevolently inclined towards Athens. Persia at first held aloof, waiting for an opportunity to regain her dominion over the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard, which Athens had liberated, but finally provided the crucial financial and logistic support required by Sparta to conduct a maritime offensive. Athens, was unpopular with many members of her own empire, but held most under control by her maritime supremacy.
if you take my opinion i would choose that Spartans are better because they were the most feared army back then.Also Sparta goal is to build perfect war machines.
all Athens think about is to have good art and get the children educated
my opinion is Spartans rock
The Spartans were part of an alliance of Greek city-states which opposed the Persian invasion. The alliance drove the Persians out of mainland Greece.
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. The result was a Spartan victory.
The Spartans lost the battle of Thermopylae but in doing so, the Greeks beat the Persians.
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Why did Athens win the Battle of Marathon?
Yes, they won. But they only won because they had Sparta's army help them.
What polis always expected to win in competitions?
Sparta and Athens
How did Sparta win the war between Sparta and Athens?
Sparta used rayguns while athens used ak47's and everyone knows rayguns are more powerful ten ak47's
What enemies did Athens and Sparta have?
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens
Did Athens defeat the spartians in the battle of Marathon?
No. It defeated a Persian expeditionary force. Athens and Sparta were then friends. Pheidippides ran to Sparta to summon them to help, but the Spartans didn't arrive in time before the battle was fought.
Who had a army centered life Athens or Sparta?
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
Does either Sparta or Athens win the war or does Phillip 2 of Macedon?
Philip of Macedon defeated the combined armies of Thebes and Athens at Chaeronea in 338 BCE. Sparta was not involved.
Was the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?
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.
Did the Athens or Sparta have a democracy?
Sparta because they did not have as much freedom as Athens.
What was the battle names of Sparta and Athens when Sparta sent olny 300 men?
Thermopylae is the pass where the Spartans fought the Persians. The Athenians simultaneously fought the Persians in the battle of Salamis (a naval battle)
What city is farther north Athens or Sparta?
Athena
How was living in Athens different from living in Sparta?
Sparta civilization was all about power and battle; every boy was trained to grow up and be a military weapon. On the other hand, Athens was all about advancements in technologies and not so much battle. Athens' military was mostly filled with potters, bakers, speakers, and so on. It was very much different than Sparta
