After the Peloponnesian War what happened to Athens?

Answer 1

It was stripped of its empire and became a second-rate power. It continued to engage in wars, shifting sides according to where its benefit lay. It was eventually taken under control by an expanding Macedonia.

Answer 2

After the Persian occupation in both 480 and 479 BCE, they first rebuilt the city walls which the Persians had torn down, fortified the port and then built wall connecting the city to the post, so that they could withstand a siege by importing food, but also could send out expeditionary forces by sea to harass a besieger's home city. This made them so secure and self-confident that they could take an aggressive stance against other city-states. This overconfidence led them into the destructive 27-year Peloponnesian War, which they lost, were stripped of their empire and the profits therefrom, and became a second-rate power.

Answer 3

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